Goose egg is such a great term for zero. It’s antiquated and yet we all know exactly what it means. How many of us have actually seen a goose lay an egg? For all we know, they’re not so round like a zero. I bring this up because that’s how many home runs Luisnagel Acuna hit for the New York Mets last year. It’s the same he hit for the Syracuse Mets, too. Zero.
The Venezuelan Winter League has played on in spite of world politics. Acuna took advantage of the extra at-bats plus an apparent position player on the mound in the ninth by going yard 4 times.