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Matt Horn: New rules combined with special baseball athletes good fit
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Ronald Acuña Jr. blasts two homers in Braves' win vs. Cardinals
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Ronald Acuña Jr. making more contact, striking out less in 2023
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Ronald Acuna Jr. 2021 All-Star Player Program Now in Diamond Dynasty
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Ronald Acuna Jr. wins LVBP Home Run Derby - Battery Power
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Ronald Acuña Jr.'s leadoff double, 07/19/2022
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Ronald Acuna Jr. Didn't Win But He Made His Mark On Home Run Derby
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2022 MLB All-Star Game - How each Home Run Derby slugger picked
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Ronald Acuña Jr. homers twice vs. Nationals
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Pete Alonso vs. Ronald Acuña Jr. Home Run Derby preview
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Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr elected to start in MLB All-Star
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Acuna Jr. and Olson opt not to participate in home run derby for
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Ronald Acuña Jr. hits 19 HRs in first-round exit
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Atlanta's Ronald Acuña Jr. is approaching a new power-and-speed