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Aunia’s stellar rise in baseball began in a small fishing town in Venezuela, which boasts a population of just 7,000 and only one baseball field. Growing up in a family of baseball players, including a storied minor leaguer grandfather and multiple cousins who played in the MLB, Aunia was destined for greatness. In 2018, he made his MLB debut as the youngest player in the league at just 20 years old, propelling himself to fame after the Braves signed him for a surprisingly modest sum of $100,000—a deal that would go down as one of the best investments in baseball history.