The New York Mets were dealt an unwelcome offseason scare when infielder Luisangel Acuna exited a Venezuelan Winter League game after taking a pitch off his forearm, creating an immediate injury concern. The moment quickly drew attention across the league, as the Mets top prospect has become a major part of the organization’s long term plans as the headline piece of the Max Scherzer trade and is entering a pivotal stretch of preparation ahead of next spring.

Acuna was playing for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League when the pitch caught him in the fourth inning, and he went down in visible pain before leaving the game. The Talkin’ Baseball podcast took to its official X (formerly known as Twitter) account to share a clip of the sequence and underline how suddenly the

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