Ronald Acuña Jr. was an early bloomer, making his MLB debut just past the age of 20.
Is 20-year-old Luisangel Acuña ready to make the leap to MLB soon?
On Saturday, Luisangel, a prospect in the Texas Rangers’ organization, teed off on a game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Saturday’s matchup with the Chicago White Sox.
For fans who didn’t realize that the Atlanta superstar had a little brother in minor league baseball until Saturday, it’s time to take notice.
A middle infielder, Acuña is ranked the No. 7 prospect in the Rangers organization by MLB Pipeline. He’s also having a fine spring training so far, hitting. .357 in 14 at-bats.
However, he’s still projected to be a year or so away from being ready for MLB. His scouting report notes, “While he doesn’t project to match his sibling’s superstardom, Luisangel has the potential to become a quality big league regular. … He has a penchant for making hard contact and could develop average power if he adds more loft to his swing.”
Luisangel signed for a $425,000 bonus out of Venezuela in 2018, more than four times the bonus his big brother received a few years earlier.
Baseball fans were equally surprised and pleased to see another Acuña in action.
baby bro going places pic.twitter.com/iR8PWuTWTF
— Baseball GIFs (@gifs_baseball) March 5, 2023
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