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After enjoying 159 regular-season video games with the Atlanta Braves in 2023 and a quick postseason run, Ronald Acuña Jr. apparently doesn’t need the very best yr of his skilled profession to come back to an finish.
If Acuña takes the MVP, he’ll develop into the primary Latin participant to see motion in his nation’s winter league after successful that award since Vladimir Guerrero Sr. wore the Tigres del Licey uniform within the Dominican League for the 2004-05 season after being chosen because the AL MVP with the Angels.
On Tuesday, Acuña practiced in Estadio Jorge Luis García Carneiro de La Guaira earlier than Tiburones confronted Caribes de Anzoátegui. Throughout an interview printed on his group’s X (previously referred to as Twitter) account, Acuña stated he’s “extraordinarily blissful to once more reside one other expertise in Venezuelan baseball.”
Among the many causes to play as soon as once more in his nation, Acuña talked about that for him, suiting up in Venezuela final yr propelled him to have the form of season he had with Atlanta in 2023.
“There’s at all times time to study, there’s at all times time to enhance, and that’s one of many the explanation why I’m right here, to enhance every single day — as an individual, as a ballplayer — and have a fantastic yr the [upcoming] season, God keen, [just] like this one.
“Like I’ve stated earlier than, with extra time on the sphere, I feel a ballplayer can develop his talents and may get higher outcomes, enhance his model of recreation,” Acuña added. “I feel that was the case for me this yr.”
When requested if there will probably be any limitations, Acuña stated: “No, not likely. I thank God as a result of the Braves are letting me play with none restrictions. I’ve to play sensible, however there aren’t any restrictions.”
Within the 2022-23 season, Acuña performed 12 video games with Tiburones, 10 within the common season and two throughout the closing spherical. Within the common season, he went 15-for-34 with a double, two residence runs, 10 runs scored and 6 RBIs, which resulted in a .441/.513/.647 slash line and 1.160 OPS. For the ultimate sequence in opposition to Caracas, Acuña performed the primary two video games and went 2-for-7 with a house run and two walks. After some altercations within the stands between followers and a few of his family members throughout the second recreation, Acuña determined to step away from the group.
Through the GM Conferences final week in Arizona, Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos stated it’s a good suggestion for Acuña to play in his nation.
“I feel it labored properly for him. Simply him enjoying was factor,” Anthopoulos advised the Atlanta Journal-Structure’s Justin Toscano. “If place gamers wanna play — I feel we view pitchers a little bit in a different way — but when any of our place gamers wish to play within the winter, except they’re coming off some sort of damage, we encourage them to play.”
Acuña has insinuated on social media that he might debut with Tiburones as quickly as this Thursday, the identical day the MVP Awards will probably be introduced. Acuña is a finalist within the Nationwide League together with Dodgers stars Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.
On Monday, Tiburones GM Alberto Díaz advised the LVBP media division that Acuña “will debut any time throughout this week or the subsequent. Tuesday, Ronald will meet with Luis Sojo [who’s in charge of field personnel] and [manager] Edgardo Alfonzo, to outline the rules for his stint with Tiburones.’
“Right now, we haven’t set the variety of video games that he’ll play,” Díaz stated. “We’ll need to test the settlement with Atlanta and the earlier GM [César Collins] and allow them to know our plan. After that, we can have a transparent thought of how lengthy his stint with the group will probably be. That will probably be far more clear on Tuesday.”