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sports27 days ago•6 min saved

Giants bet on Arráez's contact-hit magic to spark the lineup

San Francisco signed Luis Arráez to a one-year, $12 million deal to inject elite contact hitting and OBP into a lineup that often lacked consistency, pairing him with Harrison Bader to energize Oracle Park. Arráez’s career .317 average and three straight batting titles emphasize contact over power, a contrast some front offices resist, but Giants president of baseball ops. Posey supports the move and believes Arráez’s approach and coaching could rejuvenate the offense, though questions remain about his defense and performance vs. lefties.

via The San Francisco Standard|

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sports8 months ago•0 min saved

Aaron Judge's Historic Season Elevates Yankees to New Heights

The article discusses Aaron Judge's impressive batting average in June and questions whether he can hit .400, comparing his performance to the historic achievement of Ted Williams, emphasizing the rarity and difficulty of reaching such a batting average in modern baseball.

via New York Post|

#aaron-judge #batting-average #hitting-streak

sports2 years ago•7 min saved

Luis Arráez's Historic Chase for a .400 Batting Average in MLB

Luis Arráez, second baseman for the Miami Marlins, is in the midst of one of the greatest stretches of hitting in modern baseball history, with a scorching .398 batting average through 68 games. While he may not reach the elusive .400 mark, his hitting prowess has put him in the company of baseball legends. Despite not hitting for power or speed, Arráez is an all-fields hitter who is nearly impossible to strike out, making him a valuable asset to the Marlins and a contender for the National League's best average.

via Slate|

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sports2 years ago•5 min saved

Luis Arráez's Historic Chase for .400 in MLB.

Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez is chasing baseball’s first .400 batting average since Ted Williams in 1941. With 73 team games and 282 plate appearances in the books, the 26-year-old is sitting at precisely .400. Arraez's skills are so finely tuned he can recall an era where fastballs weren’t as fast, breaking balls didn’t break as much and strikeouts were failures instead of the cost of doing business.

via Yahoo Sports|

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sports2 years ago•3 min saved

Luis Arraez's Perfect Performance Leads Marlins to Victory over Nationals.

Luis Arraez, second baseman for the Miami Marlins, went 5-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs in a 6-5 win over the Nationals, raising his batting average to .390. Arraez had been in a hitless slump for the past three games, but his five-hit night put him back in contention for a .400 batting average, a feat not achieved since Ted Williams in 1941. Arraez leads MLB in hits and on-base percentage and is tied for the lead in the National League in batting average.

via MLB.com|

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sports2 years ago•1 min saved

Luis Arraez's two hits lift batting average to .401.

Luis Arraez had two hits to raise his batting average to .401, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 and extend their winning streak to five games. Arraez now has 12 hits in his past four games, tying the most in a four-game span in Marlins history. Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo threw seven innings of one-run ball, scattering two hits and striking out eight.

via ESPN|

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sports2 years ago•1 min saved

Luis Arraez's Batting Average Soars in Marlins' Victory.

Luis Arraez had two hits to raise his batting average to .401 as the Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1. The Marlins have won five straight games and are now six games over .500 for the first time since August 2016. Arraez now has 12 hits in his past four games, tying the most in a four-game span in Marlins history. Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo threw seven innings of one-run ball to secure the win.

via ESPN|

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sports2 years ago•1 min saved

Luis Arraez's two hits help Marlins beat Royals 6-1.

via ESPN|

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sports2 years ago•1 min saved

"Arraez's Historic Pursuit: Can He Match Ted Williams' .400 Average?"

Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez is flirting with a .400 batting average in June, which would make him the first player since Ted Williams in 1941 to achieve the feat. Arraez could also become the first player since 1900 to be the batting champion in both the American League and National League in consecutive seasons. He currently has a .399 batting average through the team's first 61 games of the season.

via MLB.com|

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sports2 years ago•2 min saved

Luis Arraez's 5-hit game leads Marlins to dominant victory over Athletics.

Luis Arraez had a career-high five hits and five RBIs to lead the Miami Marlins to a 12-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Arraez hit three doubles and two singles to raise his batting average to .390, making him the second player in the past 10 years to be batting .390 or better at least 200 at-bats into a season. Rookie Eury Perez threw five scoreless innings of four-hit ball for the Marlins, while the A's dropped to a major league-worst 12-48 and lost their 13th straight on the road.

via ESPN|

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sports2 years ago•6 min saved

Joey Gallo makes successful return from IL for Twins.

Minnesota Twins' Joey Gallo is back from the injured list with a higher batting average after Major League Baseball overturned a ruling that his groundball to right field in his first plate appearance of the season on March 30 was an error. The Twins argued the case to league scoring officials, backed by 100-plus seasons of statistical evidence, and MLB determined it was a base hit. Gallo, who has hit a single in a lower percentage of his career plate appearances than any active player in baseball, is with the Twins as a result of the worst season of his career.

via The Athletic|

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