Acuña will be getting a jump start on the spring.
It looks like Ronald Acuña Jr. is going to get a head start on Spring Training. He will be returning to Venezuela to take part in the Vinezuelan Winter League finals as a DH. Tiburones de La Guaira announced his return on Twitter earlier Sunday morning.
— Tiburones de La Guaira (@tiburones_net) January 22, 2023
There was initially some confusion as Acuña told reporters during the media session at Saturday’s Braves Fest that he wanted to play in the World Baseball Classic but that the doctors and training staff had decided that it probably was not going to happen.