Major League Baseball is full of talent, and another baseball season is here, jam-packed with full of entertainment and talent. Some of the current active best players in the league right now include Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Manny Machado, Mookie Betts, and many more. And since talent recognizes talent, the third baseman of the San Diego Padres, Manny Machado, recently compared the up-and-coming talent, Atlanta Braves star player Ronald Acuna Jr. to the legendary Ken Griffey Jr.
However, Machado’s appreciation of Acuna Jr. went terribly wrong. It was because shortly after Machado appreciated Acuna Jr., the Braves outfielder threw him out. Notably, the moment did not sit any better with fans as they blatantly roasted him for saying what he did.
Manny Machado thinks Ronald Acuna Jr. is the only player to come close to Ken Griffey Jr.
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Last night, San Diego Padres went against the Atlanta Braves. During the whole game, Machado was mic’d up and hence was talking about the game and the players as well.
While talking about Acuna Jr., Machado said, “I mean, what he’s doing out there? You see the catch he made the other day? That throw he almost got Cronenworth in the second inning. Speaking about Griffey earlier, I mean this is the closest comparison we got to a player like that.”
Manny Machado has mad respect for Ronald Acuña Jr.
Then, Acuña showed him and everyone else why. pic.twitter.com/5ToF2PQZHk
— MLB (@MLB) April 10, 2023
Fast-forwarding to a few minutes later, when in the top of the fourth inning, Machado hit a single and was running to the second base; he was blowing a bubble out of the bubble gum he’d been chewing.
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And before he reached, Acuna Jr. showed off his arm and threw out Manny Machado with ease. Hence, the six times All-Star started to get brutally mocked over blowing a bubble instead of running to the base at full speed and also for comparing Acuna Jr. to Ken Griffey Jr.
Machado will probably remember this moment!
It was only moments before fans on Twitter started bashing Machado for blowing a bubble. They think the reason why he got out is that he didn’t do his job correctly.
Following are some of the fans’ reactions to Machado blowing a bubble while rounding first and apparently making a wrong comparison.
Blowing a bubble rounding first is only cool if you beat the throw.
— Mike Howard (@ElPolloDiabloX) April 10, 2023
If I’m the manager and you’re blowing a bubble on the way to 2b and you get hosed, you’re coming out of the game
— R Dean Johnson (@RDeanWriter) April 10, 2023
He probably would have got there if he did not blow a bubble on making his way to 2nd
— Easton (@Easton51276648) April 10, 2023
Maybe don’t blow bubbles when rounding first?
— chukdotcom (@chukdotcom) April 10, 2023
What do you think?
What an insult to Griffey. Acuna is nowhere close to the kid
— Ando the Baseball Ox (@TheBaseballOx) April 10, 2023
Meanwhile, there are a few who sided with Acuna Jr. on this one.
Excellent, just an alien, come on Acuña.
— Prof.🇻🇪🇨🇱 Guzman (@GuzRodriguez) April 10, 2023
Yeah he had to find out you don’t run on Ronnie
— Nicobetter (@5XNLBeast) April 11, 2023
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Acuna is not good. Machado on his meat riding shit rn unbelievable. Hustle next time https://t.co/sNp40cTG9e
— Julian 🔺 (@JuJuPellets) April 10, 2023
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What did you think of Machado comparing Acuna Jr. to the Kid, Machado blowing a bubble, and Acuna Jr. eventually throwing him out? Let us know in the comments below!