The Brave lost another star to the injured list. Ronald Akunia Jr. The team told reporters (including David O’Brien of Track and Field) that the team headed to Illinois for the 10-day IL after exiting tonight’s defeat in Kansas City. The club declared the injury was the right Achilles tendon. Mark Bowman of MLB.com observed that the former MVP was behind the walking boot.
This is the latest blow to a total disaster in a season. The Braves are under .500 for 16 games. They’ll almost certainly trade Raisel Iglesias and Marcell Ozuna In the next two days. Acuña is one of the few highlights. Since the second ACL tear, the superstar outfielder has hit .306/.429/.577 in 55 games. He is back in Illinois now and he joins Chris Sales,,,,, Spencer Schwellenbach,,,,, Reynaldo López,,,,, Grant Holmes and AJ Smith-Shawver.
This should not have any impact on the team’s deadline plan. The Braves have long been buried in playoff games, so their upcoming free agents will be dismissed anyway. They obviously won’t be having fun on Acuña. The team will provide a schedule after further testing in the next few days. There is no reason to suffer any chance from another lower body injury during the lost season.
Eli White The match was finished tonight in the right field. He may get most of the game time. The brave have Jarred Kelenic and Carlos Rodríguez As a deep fielder in the 40-man lineup. Kelenic hits the ball in Triple-A.217 and tends to be non-inclined. The 24-year-old Rodríguez signed a split deal with minor league free agents last offseason, hitting 0.276/.348/.347 in 82 triple A games. He never appeared in the major leagues.
