Braves’ Acuña Jr. Deals With Emotions of Second Season-Ending Knee Injury

Braves’ Acuña Jr. Deals With Emotions of Second Season-Ending Knee Injury
Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves watches the flight of his solo home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta on Sept. 19, 2023. John Bazemore/AP Photo
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ATLANTA—Ronald Acuña Jr. is emboldened at the start of his journey through a second major knee surgery and recovery by the knowledge he enjoyed such a successful comeback from his first procedure.

Acuña said Thursday that hasn’t stopped the tears from flowing as he adjusts to the reality his season ended when he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Sunday in Pittsburgh.