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Miami Marlins second baseman and National League All-Star Luis Arraez has captivated fans with his pursuit for a .400 batting average, one of the most immortalized feats in all of sports. Make no mistake, though, players are just as mesmerized by his contact-hitting mastery. Even one of the best hitters of this era is in […]

It’s Tuesday 7/11 and we are finally at the All-Star break. We have a great All-Star game on tap tonight between the players in the American League and National League going head-to-head starting at 8:00 P.M. ET in Seattle, Washington. There is a chock-full of great value on today’s prop bets so let’s take a […]

Luis Arraez’s pursuit of history continues. Through 86 games, Arraez’s batting average continues to remain elite, although over the past few weeks, he has fallen off the pace in his pursuit of the ever-elusive .400 batting average. At the time of writing, the Miami Marlins’ second baseman has a batting average of .383, which is […]

Not much has gone right for the Boston Red Sox lately, as they are in the midst of a five-game losing streak that has them below .500 and sliding further out of playoff contention. The team has been marred by inconsistencies, but the one constant purveyor of satisfaction since May has been young Brayan Bello. […]

The entire baseball world might have been transported back to the year 2003 and not even realize it. The Miami Marlins continued their incredible first-half to the 2023 season, finishing off a sweep against the Boston Red Sox Thursday night. They now enter special franchise history that could foretell a magical end to this unfathomable […]

The halfway point of the 2023 MLB season is almost here, and Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez isn’t slowing down his pursuit of history. Arraez increased his batting average to .402 Friday in the Marlins’ 3-1 loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Marlins manager Skip Schumacher is almost at a loss for words regarding Luis […]

The Miami Marlins have a historic gem season on their hands, with Luis Arraez shattering batting leaderboards left and right. Arraez is hitting .398 through 75 games, which is the best by any player since Tony Fernández averaged .405 in 1999, according to ESPN Stats & Info. No player has hit for .400 in a […]

In an era not long ago, the MLB batting average was considered by some as the standard measurement for a major league hitter. However, with the advent of analytics and the proliferation of statistics, the sport has been transformed. Nevertheless, in the midst of this data-driven revolution, a reminder emerges in the form of Miami […]

Luis Arraez’s chase for history has captivated baseball fans everywhere. The Miami Marlins second baseman is hitting .400 through 73 games as he tries to accomplish a feat not seen since 1941 Ted Williams. He just reached that mark again after a gnarly skid. Arraez got MVP chants during the Marlins’ 11-0 win over the […]

Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez has been amazing thus far in the 2023 MLB season, and that’s saying it lightly. He is on pace to become just the first player in the big leagues since Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams in 1941 to bat .400 or better in a season after going off […]

Luis Arraez has long been one of the most consistent hitters in baseball. No one could have expected the type of season he’s having with the Miami Marlins though, one that could end in historic fashion. Arraez is currently hitting .403 through 58 games. That is the deepest into a season a player has hit […]

The Miami Marlins have already played 62 games in the 2023 MLB regular season, and so far, infielder Luis Arraez continues to be an on-base machine for the team. In fact, he just became the first player in 15 years to hit at least .400 through 62 games in a campaign, per ESPN Stats & Info: […]

Every MLB season, a player hits around .400 over the first few weeks and people start comparing him to Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams. Then, after two-three weeks, the player’s batting average drops. The odds of anyone hitting .400 once again are slim, but Miami Marlins star Luis Arraez is trying to defy the […]

The Marlins host the San Diego Padres for a best-of-3 series in Miami! Fernando Tatis Jr., Sandy Alcantara, and Luis Arraez are all featured in this same-game parlay brought to you by FanDuel. At (24-29) the Padres have a lot to work on as they are struggling to begin this campaign. The Marlins (28-26), are […]

The Miami Marlins have gotten what they expected from Luis Arraez. The second baseman/hitting machine has a .382 batting average, which leads all other qualified hitters by nearly four percent and fuels a .908 OPS in his first season with Miami. His seaosn could be a historic one if he continues on this course. Arraez […]

Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez just accomplished what no other Marlin before him has done: hit for the cycle. When the Marlins traded for Arraez during the offseason, they knew they were getting an elite hitter. Now just a few games after the season started, the 26-year-old has proven that Miami made the right […]

Before going down with an injury, Jazz Chisholm looked like the future at second base for the Miami Marlins. But after the Marlins traded for Luis Arraez, Chisholm’s stranglehold of second base has now vanished. Chisholm will now be Miami’s starting center fielder, via ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Marlins’ General Manager Kim NG, who provided Passan […]

Luis Arraez was traded from the Minnesota Twins to the Miami Marlins in exchange for starting pitcher Pablo Lopez and prospects, Jose Salas and Byron Chourio. Not only was the Arraez trade a blockbuster, but it also made a pretty wild piece of MLB history in the process. Luis Arraez is the first batting title […]

The Miami Marlins and Minnesota Twins agreed to terms on a Luis Arraez for Pablo Lopez-led trade on Friday. Minnesota also received a pair of prospects in the deal. On the surface, this seems like a win-win trade for both sides. The Marlins desperately needed to add offense while the Twins were looking to acquire pitching […]

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez has been traded to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Twins infielder Luis Arraez, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman adds that two prospects are involved in the trade. The Marlins are sending their no. 5 infield prospect, Jose Salas, and outfield prospect […]

With Carlos Correa ending up after all with the Minnesota Twins, the team is now reportedly checking what’s out there for them in case they make All-Star infielder Luis Arraez available for a trade. Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports that the Twins, in an attempt to further satisfy Carlos Correa and add life to […]

The Minnesota Twins are reportedly open to trading 2022 AL batting champion Luis Arraez, per The Athletic. However, Minnesota would only pull the tigger on an Arraez deal if it led to a return of “top-tier starting pitching.” The Twins have a capable offense. If Byron Buxton manages to stay healthy in 2023, the entire […]

Minnesota Twins star infielder Luis Arraez wasn’t just chasing the American League batting title. Arraez was attempting to fend off New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who recently made baseball history– and is perhaps the best hitter on the planet at the moment. No easy task. Yet, Arraez, who finished with a .316 batting average […]