Atlanta Braves superstar outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is done for the season after an MRI revealed a complete ACL tear in his left knee.
PublishedAtlanta Braves superstar outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is done for the season after an MRI revealed a complete ACL tear in his left knee.
The team said Sunday night that Acuna Jr will undergo surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season. Acuna Jr was removed from Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after he took an awkward fall leading off of second base.Acuna has hit .246 with four home runs and 16 stolen bases in 48 games for the Braves entering play on Sunday. He won the National League Most Valuable Player award last year, when he hit .337 with 41 HR and a league-leading 73 stolen bases. He also led the majors in hits and runs in his remarkable campaign.
Acuna's drop in on-base plug glugging percentage from 1.012 to .704 this year is one of many stories of Braves hitters underperforming in 2024, as the offence ranks 16th in runs scored in the league this year, compared to first last season. The La Guaira, Venezuela native played in only 82 games in 2021, when he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee that cost him the second half of the season and the first few months of the 2022 season.
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