Marlins Trade Two-time Reigning Batting Champ Luis Arraez: Reports

The Miami Marlins’ tank appears to be on, regardless of it solely being mid-Could.

After making the postseason final 12 months with a stunning 84-78 report, the Fish have appeared like something however a playoff staff thus far, shedding 24 of their first 33 video games.

Roughly 10 minutes earlier than Luis Arraez was supposed to steer off for the Marlins in Oakland towards the Athletics on Friday, he was reportedly traded to the San Diego Padres.

The Marlins rapidly up to date their lineup two minutes after the scheduled first pitch, making all of it however formally official.

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The Miami Marlins reportedly traded Luis Arraez (3) to the San Diego Padres throughout the staff’s Friday recreation towards the Oakland Athletics. (AP Picture/Marta Lavandier)

The Padres are stated to have traded 4 prospects for the back-to-back batting champion.

Arraez hit an MLB-leading .354 final season throughout his first 12 months with the Marlins, who acquired him from the Minnesota Twins after he received the American League batting title in 2022 with a .316 common.

Arraez hit an MLB-leading .354 final season throughout his first 12 months with the Marlins. (AP Picture/Peter Joneleit)

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The Venezuelan infielder boasted a .400 common into late-June, a feat nobody had achieved since 2008 (Ted Williams stays the final participant to hit .400 in a season, method again in 1941).

It is yet one more infielder for the Padres, who have already got Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts, Ha-Seong Kim, Tyler Wade and Fernando Tatis Jr., the latter of whom needed to transfer to the outfield as a result of infield abundance.

Arraez completed in eighth in NL MVP voting final 12 months and thirteenth within the AL vote in 2022, incomes a Silver Slugger Award at second base every season.

This season, thus far, he’s “solely” hitting .299.