ATLANTA — When Mike Soroka’s teammates heard him scream, they feared the worst. “If Mike Soroka can’t walk off the field, you know it’s pretty serious,” said Freddie Freeman, the Atlanta Braves’ slugging first baseman. One of baseball’s brightest young pitching stars, Soroka is done for the year after tearing his right Achilles tendon during a seemingly routine play Monday …
ATLANTA — Jacob deGrom’s typically strong performance was overshadowed by a devastating injury to another of baseball’s top pitchers. DeGrom struck out a season-high 10 in six innings and the New York Mets snapped a five-game skid Monday night with a 7-2 victory over the Braves, who took a huge blow in the third inning when Soroka went down with …
ATLANTA — The two-time defending NL East champion Atlanta Braves took a huge blow when young pitching star Mike Soroka was lost for the season Monday night after tearing his right Achilles tendon against the New York Mets. “It’s just a terrible injury for somebody so young, so bright, so determined to be great at this game.” Soroka tried to …
