Luis Arráez

Luis Sangel Arráez (born April 9, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

This article is about the baseball player. For the politician, see Luis Arráez Martínez.

Luis Arráez
Arráez with the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2016
Minnesota Twins – No. 2
Second baseman
Born: (1997-04-09) April 9, 1997
San Felipe, Venezuela
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 18, 2019, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.331
Home runs4
Runs batted in41
Teams

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.[9] Arraez hit his first major league home run on May 21, 2019 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.[10] He finished the season hitting .334 in 92 games and finished sixth in American League Rookie of the Year voting. In 2020, he hit .321 with 13 RBI.

References
  1. Johnson, Jeff. "All C.R. Kernels second baseman Luis Arraez does is hit". The Gazette. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. "Luis Arraez". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. "Twins' Luis Arraez: Out for season with torn ACL". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. "Minor details: Reed injured again, Arraez returns, Stewart piling up strikeouts". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. "Twins protect Nick Gordon from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  6. RotoWire Staff (May 14, 2019). "Twins' Luis Arraez: Climbs to Triple-A". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  7. Phill Miller (May 17, 2019). "Twins recall minor league batting champion Luis Arraez". StarTribune. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  8. Phill Miller (May 19, 2019). "Bash away all: Twins flex their muscles against overmatched Mariners". StarTribune. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  9. "Luis Arraez Stats,News,Pictures". ESPN.
  10. https://www.foxsports.com/north/video/1525829187620?amp=true
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