Atlanta Braves Ronald Acuna Jr. (26) was injured after being hit by a fastball.

Acuña Jr. started as right fielder in the second game of the double header against the New York Mets held at Citi Field in New York, USA on the 2nd (Korean time) and recorded a hit ball. 

Acuna Jr., who recorded 3 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, 1 RBI and 3 runs in the first game of the doubleheader, took the lead in the first inning and faced starting pitcher Tyler Megill. However, he was struck in the shoulder by a four-seam at 93.4 miles per hour (150.3 km) on the third pitch and fell. In the end, Acuña Jr. was replaced by runner Kevin Pilar and finished the day’s game. 메이저사이트

MLB.com, the official major league media, said, “Atlanta superstar Acuña Jr. left painfully early in the second game of the doubleheader. Acuna Jr., who was hit in the left shoulder by the third pitch of the game that day, was diagnosed with a bruise.” It is not yet known if this injury will affect future matches. 

Acuna Jr., who signed a 10-year, $134 million (approximately 179.9 billion won) contract extension in April 2019, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture injury while defending in July 2021 and returned at the end of April 2022. Acuña Junior, who has been able to play in the full season for the first time in a while, is showing great success with an OPS of 1.034, 5 home runs, 15 RBIs, 26 points and 13 stolen bases in 29 games this season with a batting average of 3.6 0.3 (41 hits in 113 at-bats).

Meanwhile, Atlanta won Game 1 of the doubleheader 9-8, but lost Game 2 3-5 without Acuna Jr. /fpdlsl72556@osen.co.kr