Arraez homered twice for Team Venezuela and drove in four runs Saturday in a 9-7 loss to Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.
Arraez isn't known for his power, but he clobbered a two-run blast off Lance Lynn in the first inning, and swatted a solo shot off David Bednar in the seventh. Arraez also picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice. He sees his tournament come to a close with the loss, but it's nice to see Miami's big offseason acquisition driving the baseball, even in the exhibition season.
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Marlins' Luis Arraez: Wins arbitration case
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Arraez won his arbitration case against the Marlins and will earn $6.1 million in 2023, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
Before they traded him to Miami last month, the Twins had filed at $5 million. That figure carried over through the deal and Arraez ultimately came out on top through the arbitration process. The 25-year-old infielder led all American League hitters in batting average (.316) last season and projects to serve as the everyday leadoff man for the Marlins in 2023.
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Marlins' Luis Arraez: Headed to Miami in swap for Lopez
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Arraez is being acquired by the Marlins from the Twins in exchange for Pablo Lopez, infield prospect Jose Salas and outfield prospect Byron Chourio, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Arraez won a batting title with the Twins in 2022 by hitting .316 and sports a career .314 batting average. He can play all over the infield as well as in left field, and it's unclear where Miami plans to slot him into the lineup. Going to LoanDepot Park is a bit of a downgrade for Arraez's power outlook, although that's not a big part of his game, and his overall fantasy outlook is a little dimmer as the Marlins lineup certainly looks worse on paper than the Twins.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Back in lineup Tuesday
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Arraez (hamstring) is starting as Minnesota's designated hitter and will bat leadoff Tuesday against the White Sox, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
After missing the Twins' last two games because of a hamstring issue, Arraez is officially good to go once again. The 25-year-old has recorded a hit in each of his last seven games, though he holds just a .541 OPS over 29 career plate appearances against Tuesday's starter, Lucas Giolito.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Still not starting
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Arraez (hamstring) isn't in the lineup Monday against the White Sox.
Arraez is in the midst of a seven-game hitting streak, but he's dealing with a hamstring injury that will keep him on the bench for a second consecutive matchup. Matt Wallner will serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh Monday.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Sits with hamstring issue
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Arraez, who is not in Sunday's lineup, is dealing with a hamstring issue, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Arraez is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, during which he is batting .355. Aaron Judge has a .313 average while Arraez's .315 average leads the American League.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Left out of Sunday's lineup
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Arraez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Arraez went 11-for-31 (.355) over his last seven games and took a two-point lead in the AL batting title race, but that will not stop him from being held out for the second time in three days.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Sits down Friday
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Arraez isn't in the starting lineup for Friday's contest in Detroit.
After going 5-for-13 with an RBI during Minnesota's last series against the White Sox, Arraez will take a day off. Gary Sanchez will serve as the Twins' designated hitter in his place and bat fourth.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Arraez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Angels.
Arraez is hitting .286 with 10 runs and three RBI in 22 September games. Jermaine Palacios will start at second base while Gary Sanchez gets the nod at designated hitter.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Arraez isn't starting Wednesday against the Royals.
Arraez is getting a breather after he went 3-for-13 with two RBI, a run and a strikeout over the last three games. Gary Sanchez will rest his legs as the designated hitter and bat cleanup.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: On bench for nightcap
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Arraez isn't starting the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Guardians.
Arraez served as the designated hitter and led off during Saturday's matinee, but he went 0-for-4 in the 5-1 loss. He'll get a breather while Carlos Correa serves as the designated hitter and bats second in Game 2.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Back in action Friday
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Arraez (hamstring) is starting Friday against the Guardians.
Arraez wasn't in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against Kansas City, but he went 0-for-1 off the bench. He'll serve as the designated hitter and lead off Friday.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Not in Thursday's lineup
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Arraez (hamstring) isn't starting Thursday against the Royals.
Arraez exited Wednesday's win over the Royals due to hamstring tightness, but he underwent an MRI that came back clean. He's considered day-to-day but will be out of the lineup for at least one matchup while Kyle Garlick serves as the designated hitter and bats leadoff Thursday.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Encouraging MRI results
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Arraez (hamstring) underwent an MRI after being removed from Wednesday's win over the Royals, and manager Rocco Baldelli said there are no serious concerns, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Arraez suffered the injury during the first inning Wednesday when he singled and came around to score. Baldelli expects the 25-year-old back in action "relatively soon," and Arraez's availability for Thursday's series finale remains up in the air.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Pulled with hamstring tightness
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Arraez was removed from Wednesday's game versus the Royals with left hamstring tightness, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
The 25-year-old led off the game with a single and came around to score, but he apparently suffered the hamstring injury while on the bases since he was replaced in the field for the following frame. The severity of the injury remains unclear, and Arraez should be considered day-to-day heading into Thursday's series finale against Kansas City.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Doubles twice in three-hit game
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Arraez went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Guardians.
Arraez has four doubles in his last four games, and he added an RBI single and a run in the Twins' ninth-inning rally that came up short. The infielder is hitting .289 (11-for-38) with five two-baggers and three runs scored through eight games in September, and he's been held without a hit only once this month. Arraez is back up to a .316/.377/.429 slash line with eight home runs, four stolen bases, 46 RBI, 76 runs scored and 28 doubles through 124 contests.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Steps out of lineup
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Arraez is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Arraez started the past 11 games and will receive a day off after he posted a .630 OPS during that stretch. Jose Miranda will move to first base while Carlos Correa rests his legs as the designated hitter.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Drives in three
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Arraez went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday.
Arraez accounted for the only runs off Boston starter Michael Wacha with his two-run shot to right field in the third inning. He added another RBI on a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Arraez batted a modest .269 in August to drop his season average to .318, which still ranks third among qualified major-league hitters.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Not starting Friday
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Arraez isn't starting Friday against the Giants.
Arraez went just 1-for-17 with a double, two runs, an RBI and two walks over the last five games and will retreat to the bench for Friday's series opener against the Giants. Jose Miranda is starting at first base.
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Twins' Luis Arraez: Hits seventh homer
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Arraez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 2-1 win over the Rangers on Friday.
Arraez flashed a little power by going deep off Rangers starter Martin Perez in the bottom of the first inning. Arraez remains the clear frontrunner to win the 2022 AL batting title and is slashing an incredible .335/.400/.448 in 397 at-bats this year. His seven home runs are a career high and a nice bonus on top of elite contact hitting skills.
