Ronald Acuña Jr.’s comments on devastating injury will have Braves fans in tears

It’s been almost a week since Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. went down in Pittsburgh with a nightmarish season-ending ACL injury. While we’ve heard from his teammates, Thursday was the first time he’s spoken to the media since the announcement was made.

It’s a devastating injury for the 2023 NL MVP, who suffered the same injury on his right knee just three years ago. Braves fans might remember it being reported last year that the first injury was so hard on the young superstar that he cried every day during recovery.

Unfortunately with an injury like an ACL tear, having it happen before doesn’t make the second recovery any easier, and the comments he made on Thursday were soul-crushing to hear and read.

Ronald Acuña Jr’s heartbreaking comments on his ACL injury

The 26-year-old outfielder thanked fans for all of the support, saying that support has been overwhelming and has him crying at home by himself.

Acuña Jr. also said that the team doesn’t need him to win a World Series. The team’s ace, Spencer Strider, also said this after he went down with a season-ending UCL injury, but this comment by Acuña is even more heartbreaking because that’s exactly what happened in 2021.