Ronald Acuña Jr. nearly followed his Rookie of the Year campaign by making baseball history.
On Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves announced that Acuña will be shut down for the remainder of the regular season with a left groin strain. The team does expect Acuna to return for the NLDS.
A source close to Acuna indicated to Yahoo Sports that the injury wasn’t serious.
The 21-year-old was three stolen bases shy of becoming the fifth player to ever record at least 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in a season. Acuna homered for the 40th time in last week’s 5-4 win against the Philadelphia Phillies and went deep again a day later.