MIAMI — Ronald Acuña Jr. isn’t coming to Miami after all.
Acuña was on the preliminary rosters posted Nov. 5, but he’s not on the official 27-man roster the Tiburones de La Guaira released two days later. The team didn’t give a reason, and fans flooded the comments asking where he was.
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The headliner now is Miguel Rojas, who recently retired and played eight seasons for the Marlins. He’ll be honored before Sunday’s game, finishing his career in a Tiburones uniform in the ballpark where he played for Miami. Rojas, a two-time World Series champion with the Dodgers, spent all 10 of his Venezuelan winter league seasons with La Guaira.
Henderson Álvarez is coming back too. On the final day of the 2013 season, at age 23, he threw the fifth no-hitter in Marlins history. The Marlins are promoting his return.
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Cleveland’s Brayan Rocchio and Gabriel Arias, Jurickson Profar, Alcides Escobar and Diego Cartaya are also on the roster. Fernando Tatis Sr. manages La Guaira.
Tiburones de La Guaira Roster
Pitchers: Henderson Álvarez, Alejandro Carrillo, Jorgan Cavanerio, Henry Centeno, Adisyn Coffey, Daniel Corniel, Christopher Devenski, Caleb Freeman, Evan Gates, Yapson Gómez, Emilker Guzmán, Emerson Martínez, Douglas Orellana, Eduardo Paredes, Pedro Rodríguez, Ramón Santos
Catchers: Diego Cartaya, Tomás Telis
Infielders: Jadher Areinamo, Gabriel Arias, Alcides Escobar, Jurickson Profar, Brayan Rocchio, Miguel Rojas
Outfielders: Simón Muzziotti, César Quintas, Carlos Tocci
Game Day
Magallanes is the home team Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. ET, and Saturday tickets include a postgame Adolescentes Orquesta concert. La Guaira is the home team Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. ET. Part of the ticket revenue goes to earthquake relief in Venezuela through Global Empowerment Mission and Fundación We Love Venezuela. How to watch.
Sources: Tiburones de La Guaira, Miami Marlins, El Emergente, Meridiano, Capital Deportes, World Baseball Network.