The Braves still have days, weeks, and an entire regular season’s worth of games remaining before they seek their second World Series championship in a decade, but Ronald Acuña Jr. If they miss out, their path may face early obstacles.
The star outfielder will undergo tests on his right knee in Los Angeles on Monday after an initial MRI showed inflammation of the meniscus. According to The Athletic.
It’s unclear how long he will be sidelined, but what started as fatigue from a spring training game has developed into a potential concern for the Braves ahead of their March 28 opener against the Phillies. Director of Baseball Operations Alex Anthopoulos still says. I think Acuña can come back. As reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Acuña also posted“I’LL BE BACK” Saturday X, with an emoji of a person running to the end.
Acuña, 26, has one hit in seven at bats in three spring training games.
“We’re trying to be optimistic at this point,” Braves manager Brian Snitker told reporters, according to The Athletic. “perhaps [he’s out for] Just to let everything settle down, just for a few weeks or something. But to be honest, you won’t know until you get your doctor’s opinion. ”
According to a reporter from The Athletic, further tests will be conducted by Dr. Neal El Atrache, the same doctor who operated on Acuña after tearing his ACL in 2021.
“I mean, if you look at last year, it was [Acuña] “It makes sense for baseball,” Snitker told reporters, according to The Athletic. “I wonder how much fun that kid would have watching. If possible. [it’s nothing serious].he did everything [in pregame drills] yesterday.
“But I’m not a doctor. So I’m going to wait and see what they say. Luckily, today is March 2nd, so I have some time.”
Acuña, who won National League MVP in 2023, tore his ACL in July 2021 and missed the rest of the season, missing Atlanta’s World Series championship bid, but has batted .266 over the past two years. He recorded a batting average of .337, a batting average of .764, and a batting average of .337. In each of those pairings of seasons, he had a 1.012 OPS.
He became the first player in MLB history to hit 40 home runs and steal 70 bases in the same season, getting on base when Acuña reached the milestone with a historic steal in the 10th inning of a game against the Cubs in September. Ta. He took out some dirt and held it over his head.
“I’m very happy. Most importantly, we got the win tonight,” Acuña told Bally Sports in an interview that night. “We were able to win. It was a very emotional game, so I’m very happy to have created a 40-70 club.”
