Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. crushes a 468-foot home run vs. Royals, his longest of 2025 and one of MLB’s top blasts of 2025.

Sometimes baseball can be a funny game. One minute you’re in the show and the next minute you are not. Last week, we spoke to Bluff City native and Atlanta Braves pitcher Hunter Stratton about coming to Bristol this weekend to play in the Speedway Classic ’25,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as Struggling Atlanta Braves Outfielder Made Baseball History with Incredible Weekend. Despite having a rough season in 2025, Atlanta Braves outfielder Michael Harris II made some incredible baseball history over the weekend.

The Atlanta Braves face the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a 3-game set at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City Monday.

MLB announced that the Speedway Classic, featuring the Atlanta Braves vs. the Cincinnati Reds, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, has already sold over 85,000 tickets. The game is set to surpass the previous regular-season game attendance record of 84,587, established on Sept. 12, 1954, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the New York Yankees.

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds are set to make baseball history on Aug. 2 when they play in the first ever 'Speedway Classic' at Bristol Motor Speedway. Per @MLB on social media:

During the buzzy at-bat, Garcia tried to shoo away the bumblebee, to no avail. It was a funny moment that caught the attention of Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr, Garcia’s cousin. Maikel Garcia was stung by a bee mid-at-bat and then proceeded to hustle out a double pic.twitter.com/Ga5kPaVayw

With the 2025 season looking increasingly like a futile effort, the Atlanta Braves should turn their attention to these free agent pitchers in 2026.

Kansas City Royals pitchers—led by 45-year-old Rich Hil, but aided by multiple bullpen armsl—walked 14 Atlanta Braves batters. For most of the game, the Royals were able to avoid the proverbial shit hitting the fan,