Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr.

Washington (AP) – Ronald Acuña Jr. is ready to give his season debut for the Atlanta Braves on Friday evening.

After the defeat on Thursday evening, the Braves announced against Washington that Acuña will return from an injury to the left knee that has been equipping him for almost a year when Atlanta opened a series with three games at home against San Diego.

The 2023 NL MVP tore the ACL on May 26 on May 26th in its left knee and was operated on June 6th. Acuña played six games in the minors with a rehab task and went with two Homeruns 6 for 15.

Advertising

Acuña played in just 49 games last season and beat .250 with four Homern, 15 RBis, 16 stolen bases and an ops .716 ops.

He was a unanimous winner of the NL MVP Award in 2023 when he met with 41 Homeruns, 106 RBIs and a 1.012 surgery in the league .336. Acuña steel this year also 73 bases to become the only player with 40 homers and 70 steals in one season.

The 27-year-old Acuña is a four-time all-star and has 165 Homer and 195 stolen bases in 722 career games.

___

AP MLB: