Ronald Acuña Jr. (27, Atlanta), who was selected as the MVP of the National League (NL) last year by achieving the milestone of 40 (home runs) and 70 (stealing) for the first time in the Major League, was out for the season due to a serious knee injury that ruptured his cruciate ligament.토토사이트넷
Acuña was replaced after injuring his knee in the 2024 Major League Baseball game against Pittsburgh at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the 27th.
Starting as the first batter and right fielder, Acuña Jr. hit a double over the middle wall in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning. He then injured his knee while trying to steal third base. He tried to run to the third base but fell down after turning around quickly to return to the second base, complaining of pain in his left knee.
Acuña Jr., who returned to the dugout on foot after receiving first aid from a trainer on the ground, was replaced immediately. After the game, the Atlanta team said, "Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test revealed that the anterior cruciate ligament was torn and he will undergo season out surgery."
Acuña Jr. had an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee in 2021. In 2018, he left for a month due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. This time, the cruciate ligament was placed on the ruptured ligament surgery table, ending the season early.
Making his big league debut in 2018, Acuña Jr. is a four-time All-Star of Atlanta. In 2018, he hit 0.293 with 26 homers, 64 RBIs and 16 steals, and scored 78 points with OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.917, grabbing the NL Rookie of the Year award. Last year, he hit 0.337 with 41 homers, 106 RBIs and 79 steals, with an OPS of 1.012 in 159 games. Acuña Jr., who achieved 40 homers and more than 70 steals simultaneously in a season for the first time in MLB history, unanimously embraced the NL MVP.
He slowed down a bit early this season. He has a batting average of 0.250 with four homers, 15 RBIs and 16 steals, and 38 points with an OPS of 0.716 in 49 games.
Acuña Jr. posted a fragmented heart emoji on his social media after the game, writing "Sorry" to his fans.
Atlanta's power will be hit hard this season as starting pitcher Spencer Strider, who won 20 games last year, was out for the season due to elbow surgery last month and even Acuña Jr., the spearhead of the attack, lost.
Atlanta, which beat Pittsburgh 8-1, is ranking second in the NL East with 30 wins and 20 losses in the season.