Full name is Luis Sangel Arraez (ah-RISE) Reveron...Luis and his wife, Gladys, live in Doral with their three daughters: Emma, Esther and Esthela, who was born in November 2023...Luis’ parents came to the U.S. from Venezuela during the final homestand of the 2023 season to see Arraez play in the Major Leagues for the first time...His father, Ernesto, spoke about his early hitting lessons with Luis at two years old where he would tie a ball to a mango tree in their backyard where he taught him to hit the ball to the opposite field...Was named a finalist for the 2023 Luis Aparicio Award, given to the league’s best Venezuelan player...Some of his favorite musicians are El Alfa, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Antony Santos...His favorite type of dance is Merengue. Also likes salsa...His favorite Venezuelan food is arepas.
2023
Luis Arraez (ah-RISE) was crowned the 2023 NL batting champion with his .354 AVG, becoming the first player in MLB history to win a batting title in both leagues in consecutive seasons...Set career highs in AVG (.354), OBP (.393), SLG (.469), OPS (.862), games played (147), hits (203), home runs (10), RBI (69)...While leading MLB in AVG, he ranked third in hits, T-5th in intentional walks (10) and struck out more than 20 times less than any other qualified hitter (34)...Struck out a career-best and MLB-best 5.5% of the time (34 strikeouts in 617 PA)...Finished his season with 203 hits in 617 plate appearances, striking out just 34 times...Became the first player in MLB since Plácido Polanco (DET) and Juan Pierre (LAD) in 2007 to finish a season with more than 600 plate appearances while striking out less than 40 times...His .354 AVG set a Marlins single-season record, surpassing the previous best mark held by Hanley Ramírez in 2009 (.342)...Arraez joined Hanley in that season and Dee Strange-Gordon in 2015 (.333) as the only Marlins players to win the batting title but became the first Marlin to lead MLB in average at the end of the season...Recorded hit No. 200 and 201 of the year on Sept. 18 vs. MIL...Became the fourth player in Marlins history to reach the 200-hit plateau in a single season and the first since Dee Strange-Gordon in 2017...Recorded his first career multi-HR game on Sept. 15 vs. ATL, with a leadoff home run off Bryce Elder and a solo shot in the seventh inning off Pierce Johnson...Became the ninth player (19th occurrence) in club history to hit two home runs from the lead-off spot...Joined Jorge Soler on Aug. 18 at LAD as the two Marlins to do it in 2023...Became the third player in club history to hit leadoff home runs in consecutive games on Sept. 15-16 vs. ATL, joining Miguel Rojas (July 27-28, 2019) and Hanley Ramírez (July 17-18, 2006)...Clubbed four leadoff homers in the month of September, joining Hanley Ramírez as the only players in club history to hit four-or-more leadoff home runs in a season...Ramírez had nine in 2008, eight in 2007, and seven in 2006...Started at second base and batted 6th for the NL in their 3-2 victory over the AL in the Midsummer Classic on July 11 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle...Went 2x2 with hits on the first pitch he saw in each of his at-bats, including a game-tying RBI single in the fourth inning...Finished the first half of the season leading MLB with a .383 AVG, .434 OBP, 126 hits and striking out only 19 times in 362 PA (0.52 K/PA), the lowest mark among qualified hitters in MLB...His 35 multi-hit games entering the All-Star Break trailed only Ronald Acuña Jr. in MLB in 2023 and was one shy of the Marlins record for multi-hit games in the first half, set by Miguel Cabrera who had 36 in 2006...Recorded 102 hits through his first 67 games, becoming the second-quickest Marlin to reach the 100-hit plateau behind only Dee Strange-Gordon who did so in 65 games in 2015...His first career walk-off hit was an RBI single on July 23 vs. COL off reliever Pierce Johnson to snap a season-high eight-game losing streak...Recorded a career-high five hits three times in the month of June (June 3 vs. OAK, June 16 at WSH, and June 19 vs. TOR)...Became one of four players since 1900 to record three five-hit games in a calendar month, tying the record set by George Sisler (Aug., 1921), Ty Cobb (July, 1922) and Dave Winfield (June, 1984), per Elias Sports Bureau...His seven games of five-plus hits led MLB and surpassed the club record set by Hanley Ramírez (5, 2007)...He also led MLB with his three five-hit games...On June 3 vs. OAK, went 5x5 with two singles, three doubles and five RBI, matching the club record for hits in a game and doubles in a game and setting a career-high in RBI...He also became the first Marlins player to record five hits and five RBI in a single game...Recorded his 500th career hit on May 17 vs. WSH in his 428th career game, joining Bo Bichette, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, José Altuve, Whit Merrifield and José Abreu as the only active players to get to 500 hits in as many games or fewer...Became the first player in Marlins history to hit for the cycle, coming in the 4,700th game in franchise history...His cycle came with a double in the first inning, triple in the sixth inning, homer in the seventh inning and a single in the eighth inning...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, during the Expansion Era, was just the seventh cycle to be completed in the same order, last was Eddie Rosario (9/19/21 w/ATL at SF)...Became the 20th player to hit for a cycle within his team’s first 12 games of a season and the sixth Venezuelan-born player to accomplish the feat...Was the first since Eduardo Escobar (June 6, 2022 w/NYM at SD)...Became just one of two players in the Wild-Card Era (since 1995) to post an AVG above .500 through 14 games (min. 45 plate appearances), joining SF’s Barry Bonds who hit .500 (19x38) through 14 games in 2004...Became the second player in Marlins history to reach base safely as the starting leadoff hitter in each of the first four games to start a season, joining Hanley Ramírez in 2006 (credit: Elias Sports Bureau)...Played for Team Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic...In five games, went 4x17 with four runs, one double, two home runs and four RBI. His two home runs both came on March 18 vs. Team USA. Marked the first-ever multi-HR WBC game by a Team Venezuela player.
2022
Luis Arraez was crowned the American League Batting Champion in 2022. Also earned AL All-Star and Silver Slugger honors...Set career highs and led the Twins with 173 hits, 88 runs scored, 31 doubles and 144 games played. Also set career highs with eight home runs and 49 RBI...He drew a career-high 50 walks to lead the team while striking out only 43 times - becoming the only player in MLB last year to strike out less than 50 times in at least 500 plate appearances...Led all of MLB in batting average with two strikes (.281), led the AL in batting average with runners in scoring position (.366) and ranked second in the AL in batting average off fastballs (.351)...Hit .317 (20-for-63) in 20 April games, .376 (32-for-85) in 23 May games, .324 (33-for-102) in 26 June games, .314 (27-for-86) in 22 July games, .269 (28-for-104) in 25 August games, and .308 (33-for-107) in 28 September games...His average reached a low-water mark of .296 just three times on the season and under .300 just four times...Hit safely in the final nine games of the season from Sept. 22-Oct. 5 while playing on a sore hamstring most of the season’s final month...Hit safely in 104 of 144 games on the season and reached safely in 113 games...Reached safely four-plus times in a game six times...Recorded 400th career hit (single) on Aug. 16 vs. Kansas City in 348th career game, becoming the fastest Venezuelan-born player in baseball history to reach 400 hits, one game ahead of Miguel Cabrera, who did it in his 349th career game. Led the league in batting average with two strikes, hitting .281 (76-for-270).
2021
Made Twins Opening Day roster for second time in career and was Opening Day left fielder and leadoff hitter April 1 at Milwaukee, going 2-for-5 with a walk and one RBI... Set single-game career-high by reaching base five times April 4 at Milwaukee, recording three hits and drawing two walks...Tied career-high with four hits on April 15 vs. Boston. Placed on 10-day Injured List on May 4 with a concussion after a collision at home plate, attempting to score on May 3 vs. Texas...reinstated May 11... Played in 14 games for the Twins until being placed back on the 10-day Injured List on May 26 with a right shoulder strain, an injury he suffered three days prior on a headfirst slide into second base vs. Cleveland...played in two games on rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul (2-for-8, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB) and was reinstated June 14... Went 3-for-4 with a double and two triples on June 25 vs. Cleveland...marked second career game with three extra-base hits and single-game career-high eight total bases...became the fourth player in Twins history with two triples and a double in a game, joining Carlos Gómez (Sept. 25, 2008, vs. Chicago-AL), Chuck Knoblauch (June 29, 1996, at Kansas City) and Rod Carew (May 8, 1977, at Toronto)... Hit .304 (14-for-46) with two doubles, three triples, seven RBI and a .340 on-base percentage in 13 June games... Hit .373 (22-for-59) with five doubles, four RBI, 12 runs scored, five walks and a .415 on-base percentage in 17 July games...ranked fourth in baseball in batting average for the month...also ranked fourth in the American League in on-base percentage... Tied season and career-high by reaching base five times again on Aug. 4 at Cincinnati, recording three hits with two walks for the second time...Hit .303 (73-for-241) with a .360 on-base percentage from July 1 through end of season... Hit .307 (101-for-329) with a .364 on-base percentage against right-handed pitching and .253 (25-for-99) with a .333 on-base percentage against left-handed pitching. A Played 55 games (46 starts) at third base, 48 games (35 starts) at second base and 27 games (23 starts) in left field... Recorded multiple hits in 36 of 121 games played, which ranked second on the club (behind Jorge Polanco - 44)...recorded 10 three-plus hit games, second on the club (behind Polanco - 15)...ended season with career-high-tying five-straight multi-hit games, batting .550 (11-for-20) in that span... Set career-highs in games (121), at-bats (428), runs scored (58), triples (6), RBI (42) and walks (43)... Led the team in triples and ranked second in hits...ranked tied for fourth in the AL in triples (T-8th in MLB). Finished 10th in the American League in batting average at .294 (minimum of 400 at-bats)...tied for fourth in the AL in triples.
2020
Made Twins Opening Day roster for first time in career and was Opening Day second baseman July 24 at Chicago-AL, batting ninth, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored...Began season hitting .212 (7-for-33) in first 10 games July 24-August 4, but finished the season hitting .367 (29-for-79) in final 22 games Aug. 5-Sept. 27...Hit safely in season-high eight straight Aug. 12-26, hitting .400 (12-for-30) with four runs, two doubles, 2 RBI, two walks, a .904 OPS and a .438 OBP in that span...Placed on 10-day Injured List on Sept.11 with left knee tendinitis, first career trip to the Injured List...Hit .321 (36-for-112) with 16 runs, nine doubles, 13 RBI, eight walks and a .765 OPS in 32 games...had 10 multi-hit efforts...Twins went 21-11 when he played...Reinstated from 10-day IL on Sept. 26 and went 6-for-8 with four doubles and three RBI over final two games of the regular season...Went 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs and three RBI Sept. 26 vs. Cincinnati...four hits and three RBI matched career highs for second time...35th three-double game in Twins history...Started both games of the AL Wild Card Series with Houston, going 0-for-6 with two walks.
2019
Was optioned from Twins spring training to Double-A Pensacola March 12...Hit .342 (50-for-146) with six doubles, 14 RBI, 18 runs scored and 18 walks in 38 games for the Bluen Wahoos and was promoted to Triple-A Rochester May 14...Played three games for the Red Wings and was recalled by Minnesota May 17...Made major league debut May 18 at Seattle, going 1-for-2 with a double, his first career hit (off Cory Gearrin)...A Hit first career home run on May 21 at Los Angeles-AL, a solo shot off Noé Ramirez...A Hit safely in 10-straight games from May 27-June 28 (Rochester stint in middle), hitting .471 (16-for-34) with a .550 OBP over that span...Recorded first career four-hit game June 23 at Kansas City...Reached safely in a season-high 13-straight games July 2-19, posting a .407 on-base percentage in that span...Hit .438 (14-for-32) in 10 June games, and .321 (27-for-84) in 22 July games...ranked fourth among MLB rookies in hits in July, and had a career-long 12-game hitting streak from July 2-19, in which he batted .347 (17-for-49) with five XBH and a .897 OPS...Reached 100 hits September 16 vs. Chicago-AL, his 83rd game of the season, the third fastest Twin to 100 hits, trailing Kirby Puckett (76 games in 1984) and Danny Santana (80 games in 2014)...Reached base safely in 15 straight games from September 1-17, slashing .441/.500/.576 (26-for-59) with eight doubles and a 1.076 OPS...Hit .340 (32-for-94) in 24 September games...Suffered sprained right ankle September 28 at Kansas City, colliding with Willians Astudillo on an infield pop-up...Arraez's 29 strikeouts were the fewest in baseball among players with at least 350 plate appearances...it was the least by a Twin with the same qualifier since Luis Castillo in 2007 (384, 28) who was traded to New York-NL where he struck out 17 more times in 231 more PA...it was also the fewest strikeouts by any player with 350+ PA since Nori Aoki with San Francisco in 2015 (25 SO in 392 PA)...Slashed .274/.398/.298 (.696 OPS) vs. left-handed pitchers and .355/.399/.488 (.887 OPS) vs. righties...His .334 AVG was fifth-highest by a 22-year-old in the past 100 years (min. 300 PA), behind Ted Williams (.406, 1941), Freddie Lindstrom (.358, 1928), Stan Musial (.357, 1943) and Joe DiMaggio (.346, 1937)...A Appeared in 49 games (42 starts) at second base, 17 games (15 starts) at third base, eight games (3 starts) at shortstop and 21 games (18 starts) in leftfield...also made four starts as designated hitter...A Arraez finished 2019 with 366 plate appearances...among all rookies with that qualifier in 2019, ranked first in batting average (.334) and fewest strikeouts (29); and second in on-base percentage (.399), OPS (.838), wOBA (.371), line drive percentage (30.1%) and batting WAR (1.2)...Among Twins rookies with at least 350 PA's, set the club record for batting average, fewest strikeouts and on-base percentage, while finishing fourth in BB/SO rate (1.24), seventh in OPS, T-ninth in batting WAR (Carew, 1967), T-10th 3-hit games (11) and 12th in slugging (.439)...Appeared in three games for the Twins in the ALDS vs. New York-AL, going 5-for-11 (.455) with four doubles...led club during series in hits, doubles, average, and OPS (1.273)...tied with St. Louis' Paul Goldschmidt for most doubles in the DS...four doubles tied Torii Hunter (2002) for most by a Twin in the ALDS and tied both Hunter and Tom Brunansky (1987) for most in any single Postseason series in club history...Named winner of Bill Boni Award for Twins Most Outstanding Rookie, an award voted on by the Twin Cities Chapter of the BBWAA...Finished sixth in AL Rookie of the Year Voting with five points, one first place vote, one second place vote, and two third place votes (Houston's Yordan Alvarez was unanimous winner).
2018
Began season with Single-A Ft. Myers...Placed on 7-day disabled list April 5 with a right knee injury; reinstated April 19...Named Twins minor league Player of the Week June 23, hitting .519 (15-for-29) with two doubles, one home run, four RBI and seven runs scored in six games for the Miracle...Named MiLB.com Florida State League Player of the Month for June, hitting .449 (48-for-107) with nine doubles, three triples, one home run, 13 RBI, 19 runs scored and a .487 on-base percentage in 26 games for the Miracle...Promoted to Double-A Chattanooga July 4 where he finished the season...At both stops combined, played 67 games at second base, 16 at third base and 14 at shortstop...Combined to hit .310 (126-for-406) with 20 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 36 RBI, 52 runs scored and a .361 on-base percentage in 108 games between Ft. Myers and Chattanooga...hit .324 (92-for-284) vs. right-handed pitching and .279 (34-for-122) vs. left-handed pitching...Played for Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Winter League, hitting .321 (43-for-134) with a .357 on-base percentage in 32 games.
2017
Began season with Single-A Ft. Myers...placed on Injured List April 10 with a right knee sprain and missed remainder of season.
2016
Spent entire season with Single-A Cedar Rapids and was the youngest player on the Kernels roster...named to the Midwest League Mid-and Postseason All-Star teams...batting average reached .300 on May 4 and never dipped below...named Twins minor league Player of the Week August 6 after going 10-for-22 (.455) with a double, four RBI and six runs in six games...had 16-game hitting streak August 12-27...named Twins minor league Player of the Month for August after hitting .425 (48-for-113) with seven doubles, 18 RBI and 13 runs scored...earned Midwest League batting title, hitting .347 (165-for-475)...finished second in MWL in hits and fourth with .386 OBP....went 7-for-9 with two triples and three RBI in two-game sweep of Clinton in the MWL quarterfinals...hit .550 (11-for-20) in five Postseason games...led the MWL with a .347 batting average in the regular season...led the Kernels in hits and doubles (31)...rated as the best hitter for average and best strike zone discipline in the Twins organization by Baseball America following the season.
2015
Spent first season with the GCL Twins...led the GCL in games (57) and at-bats (207), and was second in doubles (15), third in hits (64),fourth in total bases (81) and sixth in batting average (.309)...his 23.30 PA/SO ratio was the best in the GCL and third highest in all of the minor league baseball...also led the GCL Twins in runs (23) and RBI (19)...played in 57 of the GCL Twins 59 games...named a GCL Postseason All-Star and Baseball America Rookie All-Star...named the second baseman on the Twins Organization All-Star team by MiLB.com...played for Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Winter League.
2014
Spent first professional season with the DSL Twins, hitting .348 (40-for-115) with a .433 OBP in 31 games.
