Braves' Mike Soroka Suffers Season-Ending Achilles Injury Walking at Truist Park

Bad luck continues to haunt Mike Soroka, as the Atlanta Braves pitcher reinjured his Achilles walking to the team's clubhouse. 

Per an official announcement from the team, Soroka re-tore his Achilles tendon while talking to Truist Park on Thursday. He will undergo surgery to repair the injury and miss the rest of the 2021 season. 

Soroka made just three starts during the 2020 season before tearing his Achilles in the third inning of a game against the New York Mets. The 23-year-old had successful surgery on Aug. 8

Speaking to Mark Bowman of MLB.com soon after his surgery, Soroka said he was "hoping to be pushing our [medical] staff" to letting him get back to pitching activities around the beginning of the year. 

Even though that didn't happen, Soroka looked to be on track for a return at some point this season. Things took a downward turn on April 7 when he was shut down with shoulder discomfort while pitching at the Braves' alternate training site. 

Braves manager Brian Snitker told reporters on May 17 that Soroka underwent exploratory surgery on his Achilles. 

Soroka told reporters last week the procedure revealed his body rejected the sutures from a previous surgery. 

The Braves called Soroka up in May 2018 when he was 20 years old. The right-hander looked like the anchor of their pitching staff for years to come when he posted a 2.68 ERA in 174.2 innings during the 2019 season to finish second in NL Rookie of the Year and sixth in NL Cy Young voting.