Sometimes the baseball gods hand out reminders with a sledgehammer. Just when you think the clubhouse aura and star power are enough to coast, reality throws you a ninth-inning grenade. Chipper Jones, ever the voice of Braves bravado, may want to put the mic down for a moment. Not even Ronald Acuna Jr.’s electric return could stop Atlanta from face-planting in spectacular fashion—and yes, the echo is deafening. The Atlanta Braves had everything going well, Ronald Acuna Jr was back hitting dingers, and their pitchers were doing well until this game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. This will be hitting them for the next few days because they didn’t just bottle a huge lead; they made one of their team legends question what just happened.

The game between the Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamo

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