Luisangel Acuna was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 12, 2002. Acuna was not ranked in the Top 30 of the International Free Agent rankings.
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Luisangel Acuna Signed
Acuna was originally signed by the Atlanta Braves in 2017, but due to the Braves’ international signing scandal, the Braves were stripped of the ability to sign him. He ended up signing with the Texas Rangers on July 2, 2018, with a $425,000 signing bonus.
Luisangel Acuna Professional Tenure
2019
Acuna started with the Rangers Dominican Summer League team playing in 51 games, he slashed .342/.438/.455 with a .893 OPS; he had 11 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 29 RBI, 61 runs scored, 17 stolen bases, and 34 walks.
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 season.
2021
Acuna played for the Rangers Single-A Down East and played in 111 games and slashed .266/.345/.404 with a .749 OPS; he had 15 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs, 74 RBI, 77 runs scored, 44 stolen bases, and 49 walks.
2022
Acuna played at High-A Hickory and Double-A Frisco. He played in 91 games and slashed .277/.369/.426 with a .795 OPS; he had 16 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 47 RBI, 66 runs scored, 40 stolen bases, and 51 walks. Acuna also played in the Arizona Fall League for Surprise. He played in 21 games and slashed .238/.322/.363 with a .685 OPS; he had two doubles, a triple, two home runs, 11 RBI, nine runs scored, eight stolen bases, and eight walks.
2023
Acuna ranked as the 71st overall prospect by MLB.com. Before being traded to the Mets system, he played at Double-A Frisco. He played for Double-A Binghamton with the Mets organization. Between the two organizations, he played in 121 games and slashed .294/.359/.410 with a .769 OPS; he had 28 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 63 RBI, 93 runs scored, 57 stolen bases, and 52 walks.
2024
Acuna entered the season as the 66th prospect by MLB Pipeline. He played in 131 games at Triple-A Syracuse, where he hit .258 with a .654 OPS. Acuna had 20 doubles, six triples, seven home runs, 50 RBI, 90 runs scored, and 40 stolen bases. He also played in 14 games with the Mets, hitting .308 with a .966 OPS. Acuna had two doubles, a triple, three home runs, six RBI, and six runs scored.
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