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Miami’s Omaha Dream on Hold as Cuvet’s Stress Fracture Flares

Miami baseball has been lighting up the college ranks this season, only to grapple with an ever-shifting lineup due to nagging injuries. Early on, Max Galvin sat out with a foot issue, Michael Torres battled a knee injury, and AJ Ciscar missed time with a bicep strain. Now, All-American third baseman Daniel Cuvet is out indefinitely with a stress fracture that first looked like a simple muscle tweak. Hitting .305 with 12 homers, 45 RBIs and team-leading 49 runs, Cuvet was poised for a record-breaking campaign. He’ll rest for at least 10 days before beginning rehab, with the ACC Tournament—and Miami’s Omaha hopes—hanging in the balance. Freshman Gabriel Milano has stepped in and delivered a .333 average with three homers in limited action, but Cuvet’s return timeline remains murky as Miami eyes Regionals against NC State, Louisville and Florida State.

In a twist that feels ripped from a daytime soap, Miami’s golden boy third baseman has discovered he’s suddenly starring in “Stress Fracture: The Musical.” Despite ripping tape and ice packs like a one-man convenience store restocking crew, Cuvet’s injury has proven more stubborn than a toddler refusing Brussels sprouts. Meanwhile, Coach Arteaga’s optimism reads like the last lines of a Hallmark card—cheerful, vaguely hopeful, and suspiciously vague on details. If Milano keeps swinging like an over-caffeinated blackjack dealer, maybe Miami can sneak past the ACC gauntlet. But let’s be honest: when your best hitter’s on injured reserve, and your backup’s resume is 13 games deep, Omaha might start to sound less like a dream and more like that audition you forgot to prepare for. Welcome to college baseball’s version of “Survivor,” where the immunity idol is a stress fracture waiver.