Luis Arráez
Luis Arráez | |
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Minnesota Twins – No. 2 | |
Second baseman | |
Born: San Felipe, Venezuela | April 9, 1997|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 18, 2019, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics (through May 23, 2019) | |
Batting average | .467 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Luis Sangel Arráez (born April 9, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Arráez signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in November 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Twins, hitting .348/.433/.400/.833 with 15 RBI.[2] He played for the GCL Twins in 2015, hitting .306/.377/.388/.765 with 19 RBI.[2] In 2016, he played for the Cedar Rapids Kernels, hitting .347/.386/.444/.830 with 3 home runs and 66 RBI.[2]
Arráez played in only three games for the Fort Myers Miracle in 2017 due to a torn ACL.[3] He returned from the injury in 2018,[4] playing for Fort Myers and the Chattanooga Lookouts, hitting a combined .310/.361/.397/.758 with 3 home runs and 36 RBI.[2] The Twins added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[5]
Arráez opened the 2019 season with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, hitting .342/.415/.397/.812 with 14 RBI in 38 games.[2] He was promoted to the Rochester Red Wings on May 14.[6] On May 17, he was called up to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He made his major league debut on May 18 versus the Seattle Mariners.[8], and got a double, which was his first career hit, off Mariners pitcher Cory Gearrin. Arraez hit his first major league home run on May 21, 2019 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. https://www.foxsports.com/north/video/1525829187620?amp=true
References
- ^ Johnson, Jeff. "All C.R. Kernels second baseman Luis Arraez does is hit". The Gazette. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Luis Arraez". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Twins' Luis Arraez: Out for season with torn ACL". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Minor details: Reed injured again, Arraez returns, Stewart piling up strikeouts". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Twins protect Nick Gordon from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (May 14, 2019). "Twins' Luis Arraez: Climbs to Triple-A". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Phill Miller (May 17, 2019). "Twins recall minor league batting champion Luis Arraez". StarTribune. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Phill Miller (May 19, 2019). "Bash away all: Twins flex their muscles against overmatched Mariners". StarTribune. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Luis Arráez on Twitter
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Minnesota Twins players
- Dominican Summer League Twins players
- Gulf Coast Twins players
- Cedar Rapids Kernels players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States