Francisco Acuna is batting lead-off for Colombia against the Dominican Republic today in the Caribbean Series. Acuna, who just turned 20 years old, is facing 32-year-old Paolo Espino, who has MLB experience.
Acuna posted a .793 OPS for Bristol this past season, then finished among one of the top hitters in the Colombia winter league. He was an Appalachian League All-Star.
With nothing else going on today, I included the live link here so people can watch along and I’ll be here for comments. Luis Escobar is also on Colombia and could pitch today
(Escobar pitched the seventh if you want to watch the replay of the game). Here’s the link, it’s obviously in Spanish, but you can still check out the young Pirates prospect against much older competition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbNhnsOg-x0