OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Miami Marlins are working on a trade that would send second baseman and reigning NL batting champion Luis Arraez to the San Diego Padres.
The Marlins said Friday that the deal was pending a review of medical information before it could be finalized and formally announced.
Miami changed the lineup minutes before the first pitch in Oakland, moving the 27-year-old Arraez out of the opening position.
Instead, he made his way through the visitors’ dugout at the Coliseum, shaking hands and hugging and saying goodbye to his now-former teammates, coaches and staff.
He should provide an immediate spark to the Padres’ lineup. San Diego follows the first-place Dodgers in the talented NL West.
Arraez was hitting .299 with five RBIs and had scored 22 runs with a .347 on-base percentage over 16 games during Miami’s 9-24 start. A two-time All-Star, he also won an AL batting title for the Minnesota Twins in 2022 before they traded him to Miami for Pablo Lopez in January 2023.
ESPN first reported the transaction on Friday.
