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The irony is as painful as the tear. In both cases Acuña, who had been chided earlier in his career for a lack of effort, was injured while trying very hard, once to reach a ball over his head, the other trying to get in position to score from second base. He was trying to help his team win, and doing so cost him the rest of the season twice in four years.
