The incident occurred after Acuña hit a fly ball toward the Indianapolis third baseman. Tsung-Che Cheng hurriedly threw to first base in search of the out. However, the throw went high and forced first baseman Nick York to jump to catch it. In the action, York fell directly on the Venezuelan, who was left lying on the ground and set off alarm bells in the Syracuse dugout.
Acuña remained on the ground while trainers attended to him, and although he managed to leave the field under his own power, the team decided to remove him from the game as a precaution. The broadcast speculated that it could be a shoulder problem.
Acuña’s performance this season
The young infielder has had ups and downs with the Mets this season. In 79 major league games, he posted a .239/.295/.283 offensive line with seven doubles, seven RBIs and 12 stolen bases. His last appearance with the first team was last Sunday against the Mariners, during the Little League Classic, where he acted as a defensive replacement and was the 27th player on the roster.
In Triple-A Syracuse, Acuña has shown better offensive consistency with an average of .281/.333/.360, plus five doubles, a triple and five stolen bases in 23 games.
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