Former MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. is about to make his season debut for the Atlanta Braves on Friday night time. The Braves introduced after Thursday night’s loss to Washington that Acuña will make his return from a left knee harm that has sidelined him for practically one 12 months when Atlanta opens a three-game sequence at house in opposition to the San Diego Padres.
Acuña tore the ACL in his left knee final Could 26 and had surgical procedure on June 6. Acuña performed six video games within the minors on a rehab task, going 6-for-15 with two homers and now is able to get again to the majors.
Acuña performed in solely 49 video games final season, batting .250 with 4 homers, 15 RBIs, 16 stolen bases and a .716 OPS.
He was the unanimous winner of the NL MVP in 2023 when he hit .336 with 41 house runs, 106 RBIs and a league-leading 1.012 OPS. Acuña additionally stole 73 bases that season to turn out to be the one participant with no less than 40 homers and 70 steals in the identical season.
The 27-year-old Acuña has 165 homers and 195 stolen bases in 722 profession video games.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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