Soroka re-injures right Achilles tendon walking to the clubhouse

Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Soroka is facing season-ending surgery after again tearing his right Achilles tendon.

The Braves said Saturday Soroka suffered the new tear on Thursday while walking to the clubhouse at Truist Park, where he was continuing his rehabilitation while the team is at Cincinnati.

“It was his first day out of the boot,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said before Saturday’s game at Cincinnati. “He was just walking. I hate it for him. All signs were a go, until he took that step and felt that pop.”

Soroka now faces his third surgery on the Achilles. The team says the procedure will be scheduled within a week.

There was no timetable for Soroka’s return prior to this latest setback, although Snitker said he was hopeful that he could return by the end of this season. Soroka had not yet started throwing off the mound.

Snitker texted Soroka on Saturday morning after hearing the news and later spoke with him by phone.

“He’s put things in perspective,” Snitker said. “He’s ready for this next journey he’s going to be on. The day it happened, it really punched him in the gut.”

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The game between the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox was suspended in the third inning because of heavy rain after being delayed at the start. It will be resumed Sunday at 11 a.m. Pacific time prior to the scheduled series finale. The suspended game will be a nine-inning affair, with the originally scheduled one now set for seven innings . ... Saturday’s game between the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins was postponed with heavy rain forecast in the area for much of the day. The game has been rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Sept. 14 when Cleveland returns to Minnesota.