Venezuela’s Ronald Acuña Jr. taunted Japan after an 8-5 win in Saturday’s quarterfinal matchup at the World Baseball Classic.
Venezuela ’s Ronald Acuña Jr. taunted Japan after an 8-5 win in Saturday’s quarterfinal matchup at the World Baseball Classic . “We ate sushi! We ate sushi!” the Braves outfielder is seen yelling through the locker room at Miami’s loanDepot park in a video online, referring to the traditional Japan ese dish.
afterward. “When we went to the World Series , I wasn’t there. Thank God I’m living this great moment in my career.”Venezuela’s Ronald Acuna Jr. celebrates his single home run during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Japan on Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami.The Braves won the 2021 World Series, defeating the Houston Astros in six games, while Acuña was sidelined with a leg injury.The Venezuela national team overpowered Japan, the 2023 WBC champion, in a come-from-behind win to reach the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic for the first time since 2009.In the first inning, Acuña hit a leadoff homer, blasting a 96 mph fastball by Yoshinobu Yamamoto over the outfield wall. The former MLB MVP celebrated by doing his signature trot and a Eurostep at third base before pounding his chest at home plate.to a high-quality sushi dinner last March — and introduced his teammate Freddie Freeman to the popular Japanese delicacy for the first time. Venezuela’s Ronald Acuna Jr. celebrates his single home run during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Japan on Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami.Jon HeymanStream It Or Skip It: 'The Madison' On Paramount+, Where Michelle Pfeiffer Is A New York Woman Who Goes To Montana To Deal With Her Grief After A Tragedy
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