The Braves are one month removed from a Cinderella run to their first World Series title since 1995. They ended a streak of 16 consecutive fruitless postseason appearances and killed the blown-lead demons of a city haunted by them since this franchise couldn’t close a 2–0 lead against the Yankees in the '96 Series with the benefit of home field advantage. And they did it without Ronald Acuña Jr., their most explosive hitter who was the co-favorite for the National League MVP when he tore the ACL in his right knee in July, and Mike Soroka, the starting pitcher who’s suffered two separate tears to the same Achilles tendon since leading Atlanta in WAR as a 21-year-old in 2019.
Braves Risk Wasting a Ready-Made Repeat Opportunity
