Ronny Mauricio lost out on what could’ve been an impactful year in 2024 for the New York Mets. An ACL injury in the Dominican Winter League wiped out the rising prospect’s opportunity to play at all in 2024 in the majors or minors. He returned in 2025 a little behind schedule and seems to be trapped in Four-A.
Just as the Mets seem to be recovering from that injury, one of the players we expected to play a role on the 2026 team went down, too. Luisangel Acuna was hit by a pitch on Friday night in the Venezuelan Winter League.