How the Braves have Survived the Ronald Acuña Jr Injury

On July 10th, Ronald Acuña Jr was tracking a fly ball deep in the right field corner when he jumped to make a catch, landed awkwardly, and tore his ACL. He was done for the season.

On July 11th, the Braves got beat by the Marlins, dropping their record to 44-45, and went into the All-Star break with their odds of making the post-season at a season-low 7.3%.

Here’s the chart for a reminder:

FanGraphs

As we sit here on August 18th, six weeks later, the Braves are thriving.