Mike Soroka fully burst onto the scene for the Atlanta Braves in 2019, as he made the NL All-Star team while finishing second in the Rookie of the Year voting. At the time, he looked like a potential top-of-the-rotation arm that could become a key piece of the team’s core for a long time. However, tragedy struck the next season, when Soroka suffered a torn Achilles in just his third start. He later suffered a second tear of the Achilles, which put his career in jeopardy.
After so many setbacks, Soroka finally returned to the mound in 2022, making six minor league starts while logging 25 total innings between Rome and Gwinnett.