ATLANTA — If you're tallying such things, Orlando Arcia doesn't qualify for NL Comeback Player of the Year, though his season so far does have a real comeback vibe.
Of course, the Braves' suddenly hot-hitting shortstop is actually eligible for that award by the letter of the law, just not by the reality of baseball tradition. That's because Arcia is not coming back from anything.
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There was no devastating injury that caused him to miss most of a season or otherwise took him off his game.