The Atlanta Braves have to replace one of baseball’s best players for the second time in three years.
Reigning National League Most Valuable Player Ronald Acuña Jr. is out for the season with a torn ACL, his second such injury in the last three years. Acuña Jr. missed half of 2021 and the beginning of the 2022 season as he returned from his first ACL tear which he suffered in July 2021. Now, he’ll miss the remainder of 2024, and likely the beginning of 2025.
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This is a huge blow for the Braves who have World Series aspirations year in and year out. They won in 2021 without Acuña and will have to do the same in 2024 if they want to win another ring.
In 2021, after Acuña tore his ACL, the Braves worked quickly to add replacements. The team made four outfield additions ahead of the trade deadline, acquiring Joc Pederson, Jorge Soler, Eddie Rosario, and Adam Duvall.
