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Ronald Acuña Jr.’s postseason home run at age 20 put him in great company. Check out this list

Braves OF is the youngest ever with a postseason grand slam

Divisional Round - Los Angeles Dodgers v Atlanta Braves - Game Three
Divisional Round - Los Angeles Dodgers v Atlanta Braves - Game Three
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Ronald Acuña Jr. is already the Atlanta Braves’ best player at age 20, and in Sunday he made postseason history with his grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS.

At 20 years, 293 days old Acuña is the youngest player to hit a grand slam in postseason history, surpassing Mickey Mantle, who was 21 years, 350 days old in Game 5 of the 1953 World Series.

Ah, youth.

Acuña joined a very small list of players who hit a home run at 20 or younger in a postseason game.

Postseason home runs before turning 21

Player

Team

Year

Series/Game

Age

Andruw JonesBraves1996NLCS Game 719.177
Andruw JonesBraves1996World Series Game 119.180
Bryce HarperNationals2012NLDS Game 519.362
Manny MachadoOrioles2012ALDS Game 320.096
Miguel CabreraMarlins2003NLCS Game 120.172
Miguel CabreraMarlins2003NLCS Game 220.173
Miguel CabreraMarlins2003NLCS Game 720.180
Miguel CabreraMarlins2003World Series Game 420.187
Ronald Acuña Jr.Braves2018NLDS Game 320.293
Rafael DeversRed Sox2017ALDS Game 320.349
Rafael DeversRed Sox2017ALDS Game 420.350
Mickey MantleYankees1952World Series Game 620.352
Mickey MantleYankees1952World Series Game 720.353
Age is in years and days. So 19.177 is 19 years, 177 days old
Source: Baseball-Reference

That’s just seven players, and 14 total home runs. Andruw Jones was the youngest, at just 19 years, 177 days old when he homered in Game 7 of the 1996 NLCS, then slammed two more homers three days later in Game 1 of the World Series. The only other player to hit a playoff homer at age 19 is Bryce Harper, who hit one four days shy of his 20th birthday in Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS.

That five of these seven players — including Harper, Manny Machado, Rafael Devers and Miguel Cabrera — are still active is a testament to the extraordinary talent we get to watch on a daily basis. It’s exciting to think of what Acuña has in store for the future, and his present is pretty great, too.

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