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It Took Atlanta Braves Losing Their Best Player to Finally Get Over the Hump
Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series despite losing their best player, ending a 26-year drought thanks to key midseason acquisitions
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It took them 26 years, but the Atlanta Braves are World Series Champions. It was a miracle run for Atlanta who had a losing record at the All-Star break and were the latest Championship team to get above .500 ever (August 6th). The Houston Astros pushed the series to six games after a wild comeback, but the Braves finally overcame their World Series drought. This all happened despite losing their best player Ronald Acuna Jr., since it took him going down for the Braves to make a variety of deadline moves that got ATL over the hump.
Jorge Soler is the 3rd player to be acquired midseason and win World Series MVP, joining:
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2018 Steve Pearce
1969 Donn Clendenon
The Braves are the first team to have an LCS & WS MVP in the same year who were BOTH acquired midseason (Eddie Rosario)
The story of their season!
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IT TOOK ATLANTA BRAVES LOSING THEIR BEST PLAYER TO FINALLY GET OVER THE HUMP
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Strong performances were needed from Atlanta to defeat Houston. Max Fried got the ball in Game 6 and established his dominance on the mound, along with relievers Tyler Matzek and Will Smith. Their offense returned in the final 2021 World Series game with seven runs. Over the past few years, the Braves were a perennial playoff team but they finally won the World Series without Ronald Acuna Jr., a top-five MLB player.
Ronald Acuna Jr.’s injury led to the acquisitions of NLCS MVP Eddie Rosario and World Series MVP Jorge Soler. Joc Pederson, another Outfielder acquired, came up big in the NLDS. Lastly, Adam Duvall was Atlanta’s top run producer in the second half (1st in RBI’s) after also being an in-season acquisition. Acuna Jr.’s injury ironically had a ripple effect on the team that would eventually lead to the Braves first World Series Championship in the 21st century.
Soler Power out of the stadium
SOLER HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. pic.twitter.com/IOc5wXreRb
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Game 6 started with a bang
What a start to Game 6! 😱 #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/UcS2lvEIpH
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HRs from ATL to win WS
The kid from Georgia is trying to win it #ForTheA! #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/jdVIsxWMiD
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FREDDIE! pic.twitter.com/evys0OR1pt
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Braves are World Champions!
The @Braves are World Champions!!! pic.twitter.com/zTirZrkgUs
— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2021
Best plays of the MLB playoffs
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