Venezuelan baseball player (born 2002)
Baseball player
Luisangel Jose Acuna
(born March 12, 2002) is a Venezuelan
professional baseball
infielder in the
New York Mets
organization.
Career
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Acuna grew up in
La Sabana, Venezuela
.
[1]
Acuna had agreed in principle to sign with the
Atlanta Braves
in 2017, but due to the Braves international signing scandal, Atlanta was stripped of its ability to pay his signing bonus and he returned to the open market.
[1]
[2]
On July 2, 2018, Acuna signed with the
Texas Rangers
for a $425,000
signing bonus
.
[3]
[4]
Acuna made his professional debut with the
DSL Rangers
of the
Rookie-level
Dominican Summer League
in 2019, hitting .342/.438/.455/.893 with 2 home runs, 29
runs batted in
(RBIs), and 17 stolen bases, and was named to the DSL All-Star team.
[5]
[6]
[7]
He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the
Minor League Baseball
season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[8]
Acuna spent the 2021 season with the
Down East Wood Ducks
of the
Low-A East
.
[9]
[10]
[11]
Over 111 games he hit .266/.345/.404/.749 with 12 home runs, 74 RBIs, and 44 stolen bases.
[12]
Acuna was named the Rangers 2021 minor league Defender of the Year.
[13]
Acuna opened the 2022 season with the
Hickory Crawdads
of the
High-A
South Atlantic League
, hitting .317/.417/.483/.900 with eight home runs, 29 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases over 54 games. He was promoted to the
Frisco RoughRiders
of the
Double-A
Texas League
on August 2 and finished the season after hitting .224/.302/.349/.651 with 3 home runs, 18 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases for Frisco.
[14]
Acuna played for the
Surprise Saguaros
of the
Arizona Fall League
following the 2022 season, and was named to the Fall League All-Star team.
[15]
[16]
On November 15, 2022, the Rangers added Acuna to their
40-man roster
to protect him from the
Rule 5 draft
.
[17]
Acuna was optioned back to Frisco to begin the 2023 season.
[18]
On July 30, 2023, the Rangers traded Acuna to the
New York Mets
in exchange for
Max Scherzer
and cash considerations.
[19]
In 37 games, he batted .243/.317/.304 with 2 home runs, 12 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases. Acuna began the 2024 season with the Triple?A
Syracuse Mets
.
[20]
Personal life
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Acuna comes from a baseball family. His brother,
Ronald Acuna Jr.
, is an MLB outfielder.
[1]
His father, Ronald Sr., played in minor league baseball for three organizations, and his younger brother Bryan currently plays in the
Minnesota Twins
organization.
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[21]
References
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Glier, Ray (July 1, 2021).
"Two Acuna brothers in the majors? Luisangel out to make a name for himself"
.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
. Retrieved
July 13,
2021
.
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"MLB strips Atlanta Braves of 12 prospects, bans former GM for life"
.
Los Angeles Times
. November 21, 2017
. Retrieved
July 13,
2021
.
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Jesse Sanchez.
"Rangers' int'l haul includes Acuna's brother"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
July 13,
2021
.
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a
b
Hill, Jordan D. (July 2, 2018).
"Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna's brother agrees to a contract with this team"
.
Ledger-Enquirer
. Retrieved
July 13,
2021
.
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Newberg, Jamey.
"Texas Rangers 2020?21 offseason prospect rankings: Part 4 (No. 12 through 1)"
.
The Athletic
. Retrieved
July 13,
2021
.
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"Scouting the Rangers' top prospects, No. 15: What does the future hold for Ronald Acuna Jr.'s younger brother?"
.
Dallas News
. March 15, 2021
. Retrieved
July 13,
2021
.
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Badler, Ben (January 9, 2020).
"2019 Dominican Summer League Top 20 Prospects"
.
Baseball America
. Retrieved
July 14,
2021
.
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Wilson, Jeff (October 12, 2020).
"Ronald Acuna Jr. says brother, a Rangers prospect, may be better"
.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
. Retrieved
July 13,
2021
.
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Kennedi Landry (April 30, 2021).
"Where will Rangers' top prospects begin '21?"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
May 8,
2021
.
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"Acuna's big night helps Wood Ducks beat Fayetteville"
.
WNCT
. June 13, 2021
. Retrieved
July 13,
2021
.
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Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (July 7, 2021).
"Baseball America Prospect Report?July 7, 2021"
.
www.baseballamerica.com
. Retrieved
July 13,
2021
.
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Landry, Kennedi (March 4, 2022).
"Acuna's brother carving own path with Rangers"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
March 5,
2022
.
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Blake, John (October 1, 2021).
"Texas Rangers announce 2021 Minor League award winners"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
October 4,
2021
.
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Postins, Matthew.
"Rangers Call Up Another Top-10 Prospect"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
August 17,
2022
.
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Callis, Jim (October 8, 2022).
"Acuna shows off his tools in the Fall League"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
November 20,
2022
.
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Josh Jackson, Jacob Resnick, Stephanie Sheehan, Rob Terranova (November 6, 2022).
"How every player did in the Fall Stars Game"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
November 20,
2022
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Weaver, Levi (November 15, 2022).
"Martin Perez returns to Texas, Dennis Santana traded, 6 added to 40-man roster"
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The Athletic
. Retrieved
November 16,
2022
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"Luisangel Acuna Stats, Fantasy & News"
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Landry, Kennedi and Andy White (July 29, 2023).
"Scherzer traded to Texas after Max approves deal"
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mlb.com
. Retrieved
July 30,
2023
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https://www.milb.com/news/back-to-back-homers-for-drew-gilbert-luisangel-acuna
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Nelson, Joe (January 28, 2022).
"Twins sign 16-year-old brother of Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
August 17,
2022
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