Lower than 24 hours after buying and selling away two-time batting champion Luis Arraez to the San Diego Padres, the transfer is not wanting so scorching for the Miami Marlins.
On Saturday, Arraez shined in his San Diego debut whereas, roughly 700 miles away, the Marlins appeared each bit just like the workforce tied for essentially the most losses (26) in MLB.
Whereas there have been questions on the place Arraez would slot in the Padres’ lineup, he appears to have already discovered a snug begin. Batting out of the leadoff spot because the designated hitter, he completed 4 of 5 with a double, RBI, and two runs scored in a 13-1 San Diego victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 27-year-old’s four-hit outing helped him turn out to be the primary participant in franchise historical past to have 4 hits of their debut.