Infielder Luisangel Acuña has made the Mets’ Opening Day roster, per Anthony DiComo’s confirmation of a report about the news. The 23-year-old infielder figures to primarily be on the Mets’ bench as the season gets underway tomorrow, as Brett Baty was impressive in spring training and figures to get the lion’s share of the starts at second base.
Given the fact that Baty’s a left-handed hitter and that Acuña is a right-handed hitter, though, Acuña should get some starts. Following several months of struggles at the plate in Triple-A last year, Acuña was called upon to make his major league debut in September and happened to have one of the best stints of his professional baseball career.