Acuña Jr. doesn't hustle out the box and gets stuck at first after hitting a ball off the wall

Sorry Im not getting the double up against Ronald here. Yes, watching the ball and not getting a double is 100% on him and was bad. No one disagrees on that.

But then people try to make to say he fucked up twice because of base running and then someone points out that that wasnt really a mistake, he did what every MLB player would do and it was just unfortunate.

Then someone says he shouldnt have been on 2nd in the first place. Thats true, but that also doesnt mean he made a base-running blunder either. Its not an actual refute to the statement that his base running was fine on that play. No player ever is just going to stand on 2nd on a line drive to see if they catch the ball. No player isnt going to lead off on 2nd and not doubled up on an absolute scorching line drive 10 feet from 2nd. He made a mistake out of the box for sure, but everything else after was fine and normal. No need to double down on him for that mistake.

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