Ronald Acuña Jr. is already in Atlanta to face a new season in the Major Leagues with the Atlanta Braves. The gardener looks fully recovered and ready to shine again in the Big Show.
Now with his organization, the Venezuelan spoke about his expectations for the upcoming campaign in Las Mayores and also about his participation in the World Baseball Classicl, which will take place in less than two months.
Despite being fully recovered from an injury that sidelined him for a long time from the pitch in 2021 and 2022, the man from La Sabana gave some statements that They seem to confirm their absence with Venezuela for the contest.
The patrolman has shown interest from the first moment his desire to represent Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, but this time around, his chances of playing it look very uncertain. The guairista said that the Braves and the medical staff “They’ve come to the decision that that’s probably not going to happen.”
The red wine selection is one of the candidate teams to win the fifth edition of the competition of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and precisely his candidacy goes through the possible participation of the Venezuelan.
The drop of “Abuser” in the World Classic it would be a very hard blow for his country’s team, which will be sharing a group with the also favorites Dominican Republic and Puerto Ricolast runner-up in the world.
In the 2021 Major League Baseball season, Acuña Jr. suffered a severe injury to his right knee in a game against the Miami Marlins, which sidelined him for the rest of that season and a good part of 2022.
Despite the possible loss of the outfielder, the manager of Venezuela, Omar López, assured that they will do everything possible to have the star with the national team. “We have hope and we are going to exhaust all resources so that Ronald will accompany us in the World Classic”announced the strategist on the social networks of the Team Baseball Venezuela.
If his withdrawal is confirmed, the outfielder would join Willson Contreras as part of the references that would not be with the Venezuelans in the upcoming tournament.
