The Miami Marlins are engaged on a commerce that might ship second baseman and reigning NL batting champion Luis Arraez to the San Diego Padres.
The Marlins mentioned Friday that the deal was pending a evaluation of medical data earlier than it may very well be finalized and formally introduced.
Miami modified its lineup minutes earlier than first pitch in Oakland, pulling the 27-year-old Arraez out of the leadoff spot.
As a substitute, he made his manner by the customer’s dugout on the Coliseum shaking palms and providing hugs and goodbyes along with his now-former teammates, coaches and workers.
He ought to present an on the spot spark to the Padres’ lineup. San Diego trails the first-place Dodgers within the gifted NL West.
Arraez was hitting .299 with 5 RBIs and had scored 22 runs with a .347 on-base share over 16 video games throughout Miami’s 9-24 begin. A two-time All-Star, he additionally gained an AL batting title for the Minnesota Twins in 2022 earlier than they traded him to Miami for Pablo Lopez in January 2023.
ESPN first reported the commerce Friday.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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