Luisangel Jose Acuña...Name is pronounced ah-cuhn-YA...Signed by the Texas Rangers as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2018...Acquired by the Mets from the Rangers in exchange for RHP Max Scherzer on July 29, 2023...His older brother, Ronald Jr., plays for the Atlanta Braves and younger brother, Bryan, is an infielder in the Minnesota Twins farm system…His father, Ronald Sr., played eight Minor League seasons from 1999-2006 with the New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, and Milwaukee Brewers organizations...Beyond his immediate family, has several relatives who played in the major leagues: his uncle, José Escobar, appeared in 10 games for Cleveland in 1991...His cousin Alcides Escobar was named an All-Star and was the ALCS MVP en route to a 2015 World Series title with the Royals...Another cousin, Kelvim Escobar, was a 100-game winner, pitching for Toronto and Los Angeles-AL from 1997-2009...Cousins Jose Campos and Edwin Escobar also appeared briefly in the Majors.
2023
Split the season between Double-A Frisco and Double-A Binghamton...In total, he played 121 games, batting .294/.359/.410 with 93 runs, 28 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 63 RBI, 52 walks and 57 steals...Ranked tied for seventh in the Minor Leagues with 57 steals...Across Double-A, ranked in the top 10 in several categories including hits (second, 150), runs (second, 93), steals (second, 57), average (sixth, .294) and doubles (ninth, 28).
2022
As a 20-year-old, posted a .277/.369/.426/.795 (99-357) slash line, 11 home runs, 47 RBI and 40 stolen bases over 91 games between High-A Hickory (54 G) and Double-A Frisco (37 G)...marked his second straight 40+ steal campaign (also 44 in 2021), as he finished as one of five Texas farmhands with 40-or-more SB in 2022...spent early portion of the campaign on the Injured List from 4/10-5/4 after suffering a hamstring strain in his first game of the season…batted .317/.417/.483/.900 (65-205) with 8 HR and 29 RBI for Hickory before earning a mid-season promotion to Frisco on 8/2…batted .224 (34-152) with three HR and 18 RBI with the RoughRiders to close the season, helping the club capture its first Texas League championship since 2004… hit grand slam on 8/6 vs. Amarillo for first career Double-A home run...made majority of his starts at shortstop (61), but also saw action at second base (22)...slashed .238/.322/.363/.685 (19-80) with two HR, 11 RBI and eight steals in 21 G for the Arizona Fall League champion Surprise Saguaros…was selected as an AFL All-Star and ranked by MLB Pipeline as the 12th-best prospect on the fall circuit…entered the year as the no. 10 prospect in the Rangers farm system according to Baseball America before improving to No. 6 in the publication’s mid-season rankings.
2021
Named a Low-A East All-Star and Texas Organization All-Star by MiLB.com after leading Down East in HR (12) and RBI (74) in his first season in the United States…ranked among league leaders in R (3rd, 77), SB (3rd, 44), H (T3rd, 110), RBI (4th), and TB (T7th, 167)...tied for the organization lead with 111 games played and placed second with 44 SB behind teammate Jayce Easley (70)…went 5-for-5 with a HR, 2B and three RBI on 7/6 at Fayetteville…rated as the 9th-best prospect in the Low-A East by Baseball America at the conclusion of the regular season… honored as the Texas organization’s Defender of the Year, seeing action up the middle defensively at both shortstop (42 GS) and second base (36 GS)…tabbed by BA as the Rangers’ 8th-best prospect entering the season.
2020
Did not see official game action after minor league season was canceled due to pandemic…participated in Fall Developmental League, where he batted .293 with a 2B, 3B, nine runs and seven RBI over 46 PA... ranked as Texas’ 8th-best prospect entering 2020 according to Baseball America.
2019
Named a Dominican Summer League All-Star by Baseball America in his professional debut…posted second-highest qualifying OBP (.438) in Texas farm system, good for 12th in DSL…reached base safely via H/BB in 43 of 51 G… batted .478 (33-69) with 14 BB/5 SO during 17-G hitting streak from 6/4-26.
2018
Did not see official game action after signing his first pro contract on 7/2/18.
2024
Appeared in 14 games, including 10 starts after being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse...Remained on the roster through the Postseason...Made his major league debut on Sept. 14 at Philadelphia and went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles...Hit his first Major League home run on Sept. 17 vs. Washington (off Mitchell Parker)...Recorded multiple hits in each of his first three Major League starts, the longest such streak by a Met to begin their Major League career...Is the first player in franchise history to record a single, a double, a triple and a home run in their first five Major League games with an at-bat...Recorded six extra-base hits in his first seven big league games with an at-bat, tied with Kazou Matsui for the most by a Met through their first seven career Major League games with an at-bat.
POSTSEASON: Appeared in nine Postseason games, recording three plate appearances.
