It’s not often that fans who jump onto the field during games make contact with a player. While some are able to evade security, usually the fan in question is escorted off the field before getting too close to any players on the field.
On Monday night, however, Ronald Acuña Jr. was alarmingly on the receiving end of being physically accosted by fans during a game.
During the Atlanta Braves’ visit to Coors Field to play against the Colorado Rockies, a pair of fans were able to jump into the outfield during the game. Not only were they able to make it onto the field, the fans were able to get close enough to Acuña to touch him before security arrived.
From video captured in the stadium, it seemed as if the fans were looking to take a selfie with Acuña, but the entire situation was quite scary all the same.
Two fans ran onto the field and tried to grab Ronald Acuña Jr. pic.twitter.com/z04x9HhOlk
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 29, 2023
Thankfully, Acuña was okay after the incident and the fans were taken by security, but what a mess overall.
Multiple fans in Colorado ran onto the field and tangled up with Ronald Acuña Jr. in right-center before being detained by security. pic.twitter.com/jaFxadmm8v
— Bally Sports South (@BallySportsSO) August 29, 2023
The MLB world, however, was horrified that fans were able to grab Acuña on the field as easily as they did.