ATLANTA In a home clubhouse filled with Braves jerseys, there was one oddity: The enemys colors were on display in Ronald Acua Jr.s locker. Hours before Tuesdays game, Ronald and Luisangel met in the media room at Truist Park, hugged and honored a long-held promise. As Luisangel worked his way through the minors, he and his superstar big brother envisioned this day and agreed that, whenever it came, they would swap jerseys. Honestly it just filled me up with pride and joy, Luisangel Acua said, through interpreter Alan Suriel, before his Mets opened a series against Ronalds Braves . Thats something that weve been talking about since I was in the minor leagues. The Mets Luisangel Acuna (right), with his brother injured Braves player Ronald Acua Jr., on the field before the game on Sept. 24, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Luisangel, who was 1-for-3 batting out of the Alex Caruso Jersey nine hole, estimated there were 15 family members in town to see him play in a 10th career major league game and to see Ronald watch, the 2023 NL MVP out for the season with a torn ACL. Ronalds powerful and fluid righty swing has been mi sing since May, but Luisangel has ensured a similar stroke is seen around the majors. The Mets top prospect debuted on Sept. 14 in the wake of Francisco Lindors back injury and , entering play batting .379 with a 1.228 OPS while filling in seamle sly at shortstop. Explore More The Mets lost their MVP and called up a player who produced (at least early) at an even better clip. In Luisangels mind, the entire Acua family (minus Ronald) would be Mets fans this week. Acuna brothers New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) Theyre saying that theyre going to support me because my brother is not playing, Luisangel said to laughs. The brothers enjoyed a mutual off day in Georgia on Monday, going out to dinner and Luisangel sleeping over at Ronalds house. The bonding continued Tuesday, when they hung out during batting practice and posed with several people, including Mets owner Alex Cohen. Mets Luisangel Acuna (right), with his brother Ronald Acua Jr., on the field before the game. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The boys grew up in Venezuela with a father, Ronald Acua Sr., who played from 1999-2004 in the Mets minor league system and reached as high as Double-A Binghamton. Ronald reached the majors in 2018, won NL Rookie of the Year and was a star immediately. Luisangel originally had agreed to an international deal with the Braves that was to be signed in 2017, but the club was stripped of its potential signing bonuses as part of the fallout from violating international signing rules that led to then-GM John Coppolellas firing. Luisangel instead signed with the Rangers, who sent the infielder to the Mets for Max Scherzer at last years trade deadline. The Mets Luisangel Acuna (left), with his brother injured Braves player Ronald Acua Jr., (right), pose for a photo with Mets co-owner Alex Cohen on the field before the game. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post After five minor league seasons, Luisangel has made it. Ronald, who is set to speak to reporters Wednesday, said hello to his little brother with a hug, jersey and social-media threat. What he said was if they ended up winning, he was going to post me on Instagram and say, like, Welcome to Atlanta, Luisangel said. But I told him were not going to lose. J.R. Smith Jersey