The Atlanta Braves have been plagued by injuries since the beginning of the season.
Before the All-Star break, the Braves lost starting pitcher Spencer Strider and outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. for the season. With injuries to Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies, and Reynaldo Lopez, the Braves are in for a dreadful season.
As if things couldn’t get much worse, one of their injury reinforcements has developed a condition of their own.
Jorge Soler of the Braves left Wednesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning due to a groundout. The issue was first diagnosed as left hamstring strain, and the outfielder will get an MRI on Thursday.
To make matters worse, this occurred on the same day that Harris returned from a Grade 2 hamstring strain.
Braves injury woes continue after Jorge Soler exits with left hamstring tightness
Talk about horrible timing.
After the game, Soler did not appear to be concerned about the severity of the injury. However, when asked if he would be placed on the injured list, Soler was unsure.
With the Braves battling with injuries, especially with Harris on the IL and Acuña done for the season, general manager Alex Anthopoulos contacted the Giants to reacquire Soler. Anthopoulos traded for Soler during the 2021 season, and he helped the team win the World Series. So it felt like the Braves were attempting to replicate the magic.
Since arriving in Atlanta this season, Soler recorded a .267 batting average, a .400 on-base percentage, a .578 slugging percentage, four home runs, eight runs, 11 RBI, 12 hits, 14 strikeouts, and nine walks in 45 at-bats (13 games).
On the season, Soler is slashing .244/.339/.438 while recording 16 home runs, 51 RBI, 65 runs, and 94 hits in 386 at-bats (106 games).
The Braves don’t believe Soler suffered a serious injury, but they’ll wait to see what the MRI finds out on Thursday.
