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.
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.
All four outfielders played pivotal roles in the Braves’ run to the World Series. Rosario even won the NLCS MVP honors, while Soler took home the World Series MVP award.
The Braves have three outfielders currently on the roster in Duvall, Michael Harris II, and Jarred Kelenic, but there’s a chance they look for more help before the deadline to try to replicate 2021’s success — and they’ve already started.
