NL East: How will the Braves replace Acuña?
Jun 8 2024
It's been an injury-filled first third of the season for one of baseball's most stacked teams. The Braves lost their ace Spencer Strider just two starts into the season when the consensus best pitcher in baseball needed Tommy John surgery. Now they've lost one of the most impactful bats in baseball, the number one overall pick for most of draft season Ronald Acuña Jr., to a torn ACL in his left knee (not to be confused with his surgically repaired ACL in his right knee).
Even with those injuries the Braves find themselves solidly in second place in the National League East, 7.5 games behind a strong Phillies team. However, at 35-25 they are still one of only four teams in the National League entering play on Friday with a...
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