Braves’ Morton breaks leg, done for Series

Atlanta Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is done for the World Series after leaving with a broken right calf bone in the third inning of the opener Tuesday night.

Morton came up hobbling on the mound after striking out Jose Altuve on a 2-2 curveball to begin the bottom of the third. The right-hander grabbed at his leg and was replaced by lefty reliever A.J. Minter, who was given as much time as he needed to warm up.

Morton was hit on the leg by Yuli Gurriel’s grounder leading off the second inning but remained in the game. Morton completed the inning and started the third, but by then the leg began to swell.

Atlanta said during the fifth inning that X-rays showed a fractured right fibula. The team said he is expected to be ready for spring training.

Still part of the club

Ronald Acuña Jr. is getting to experience the World Series with the Atlanta Braves, even though the star right fielder hasn’t played since tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament on July 10.

The Braves also brought along young right-hander and former firstround pick Mike Soroka (re-torn right Achilles tendon) and veteran catcher Stephen Vogt (right hip).

Awards

Shohei Ohtani’s two-way All-star season with the Los Angeles Angels was so unprecedented that Commissioner Rob Manfred created a special award to recognize it.

Manfred presented Ohtani with a Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award before Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night.

This 27-year-old Ohtani is the most accomplished two-way player since Babe Ruth, who last pitched regularly in 1919. Ohtani was the first two-way starter in the history of the All-star Game, which began in 1933. While pitching for the American League, he also hit in the leadoff spot as the designated hitter.

Conditions

Minute Maid Park’s retractable roof was closed for Game 1 on Tuesday night, but Commissioner Rob Manfred said they’d pop it open for Game 2.

“Based on the weather forecast it’ll be open tomorrow,” he said before Tuesday’s game.

Morning thunderstorms are expected Wednesday, but it is predicted to be clear with a temperature of 72 degrees for first pitch.

The roof has not been open this postseason and is rarely open during the season because of the hot and humid Houston weather.