The Atlanta Braves' National League MVP Ronald Acuna will miss the rest of the Major League Baseball season with a torn knee ligament, the team said Sunday.
The star outfielder was hurt in the first inning of the Braves' 8-1 loss to the Pirates in Pittsburgh, where he led off the game with a double.
He had started toward third in an attempt to steal when his left knee buckled and he fell into the infield grass between the bases.
"I saw the catcher throwing the ball back to the pitcher very slow," Acuna said. "I was timing that so I could steal third.