Ronald Acuña Jr., the star outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, has suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee. This marks his second ACL injury in three years, having previously torn his right ACL. Acuña expressed that the pain has decreased but noted the fear he felt, comparing it to a previous ACL sprain in 2018. Despite playing just 46 games during the shortened 2020 season, Acuña has achieved remarkable feats for his age. The Braves have placed Acuña on the 10-day injured list and recalled outfielder J.P. Martínez from Triple-A. Catcher Sean Murphy has been activated from the injured list, and infielder Joey Wendle has been designated for assignment. Braves' second baseman Ozzie Albies expressed his personal emotions, saying, 'Broken. You know, for him to go through this again, I know it's hard.' Sean Murphy also commented, 'I feel terrible for Ronald. Personally, this must be brutal for him. I know he loves to play every day.' The Braves now face the challenge of replacing Acuña's significant impact on the field, with key players like Chris Sale and Charlie Morton expected to step up. The injury is a major blow not only to the Braves but to baseball as a whole, given Acuña's status as one of the game's most exciting players.
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“I feel terrible for Ronald. Personally, this must be brutal for him. I know he loves to play every day. It’s not gonna be easy on him, but we have all the faith that Ronald’s going to do what he needs to get back.” — #Braves’ Sean Murphy on Acuña injury https://t.co/UL2A3mLS7D
Ronald Acuna Jr going down was terrible news, and bad for the game of baseball. However, this meme on Braves Reddit kind of wrecked me. https://t.co/BHJrX4j1mu
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#Braves' Ozzie Albies personal emotions after hearing about friend Ronald Acuña Jr. having another torn ACL: "Broken. You know, for him to go through this again, I know it's hard."
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The Braves have activated C Sean Murphy from the IL, placed OF Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day IL with a torn ACL, recalled OF J.P. Martínez and designated INF Joey Wendle for assignment.
The Braves have activated C Sean Murphy from the IL, placed OF Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 15-day IL, recalled OF J.P. Martínez and designated INF Joey Wendle for assignment.
Flurry of moves for #Braves today including the return of catcher Sean Murphy, as expected, from IL after missing 2 months for oblique strain. Other moves: * Ronald Acuña Jr. placed on 10-day IL for torn left ACL * OF J.P. Martínez recalled from Triple A * INF Joey Wendle DFA'd
The #Braves today returned C Sean Murphy from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list, and placed OF Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day IL with a torn left ACL. Additionally, the club recalled OF J.P. Martínez to Atlanta and designated INF Joey Wendle…
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Acuña’s second season-ending injury is a loss for all of baseball. Despite playing just 46 games during the shortened 2020 season, missing the second half of 2021 and now the rest of this year, he’s done things no other player his age has done https://t.co/WtxOR5RTch
Terrible for Braves and baseball, but mostly for Acuña. This is a young man who genuinely loves playing baseball, who's more talented than any player I've ever covered, and who will once again have the sport he was born to play taken away from him for 10-12 months. Godspeed, RAJ. https://t.co/EXkrtKln1b
The Braves have the ability to work around Ronald Acuna Jr.'s season-ending injury and be in position to win the World Series. The most important people on the roster to make that happen are Chris Sale and Charlie Morton.
Unreal bad for the Braves and MLB, sucks to see one of the best players in the league go down like that https://t.co/5QXPNgkb1M
I feel truly awful for Ronald AcuñaJr. Seems like he’s come a long way in his maturity over the last few years and became one of the best players on the planet. Now dealing with his second torn ACL in three years. Just brutal luck. Major thoughts and prayers go out to him.
Cy Young and MVP preseason favorites both now out for the season. Absolutely brutal for the Braves https://t.co/MmkDtlDb8z
Awful news for Baseball! https://t.co/EAtQxHA15V
Devastating news for the Braves and Braves country, baseball is better with Ronald in it. Hoping for a quick and smooth recovery https://t.co/Uk4Egecf5M
Brutal news for the Braves. https://t.co/HsJl9v6DLI
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Ronald Acuna Junior tells @mlbbowman & @JustinCToscano in Pittsburgh he felt scared, but that it's a different feeling from the ACL tear in his right knee. Pain has gone down. Says it was similar to feeling of the ACL sprain suffered in 2018
Hoping for the best for Acuña. Not a Braves guy at all, but never want to see anyone get hurt, especially when they're one of the best and most exciting players in a sport that needs as many exciting players as it can get. He's pure joy on a baseball field.