Top prospect for the Red Sox suspended for the entire 2024 season as strange circumstances arise
The sad news of Boston Red Sox prospect Brainer Bonaci’s expulsion from the Arizona Fall League for breaking the Minor League Baseball’s rules regarding child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence surfaced earlier in the offseason.
There wasn’t a lot of news on the circumstance. Even what Bonaci had done was unclear. Still, it was pretty obvious that things weren’t going well. This occurred after Bonaci was put on administrative leave and returned to his home country of Venezuela in August.
Well, on Wednesday, things worsened. According to a report by Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, Bonaci has been officially suspended for the whole 2024 season.
Answers regarding the specific actions of the 21-year-old remain elusive. More than ever, it’s obvious that Bonaci has gotten himself into problems. A few months of silence followed by a year-long suspension is quite incriminating.
Prospect Brainer Bonaci of the Boston Red Sox is suspended through the 2024 campaign.
Over the previous two seasons, the switch-hitting infielder was one of the Red Sox organization’s breakout prospects. He recorded career highs in runs scored (86), steals (28), doubles (19), triples (6), and OBP (.397) in 2022. Then, in 2023, he achieved career highs in OPS (.818), slugging percentage (.464), average (.297), and home runs (11). He is the 12th-best prospect in the Sox system, according to MLB Pipeline.
Following his consecutive successful seasons, Bonaci found himself in Double-A and rose rapidly through the prospect ranks.
But all of that has come to an abrupt stop. We are no longer concerned about Bonaci’s development as a hitter, his powerful arm, or his standout defensive plays. It appears that he is currently involved in a significant legal dispute with
It remains unknown what the plan is for Bonaci with the Red Sox moving forward. If they decide to cut ties, it won’t come as a shock to many given how ominously this case has unfolded.
