Luis Arraez signs one-year, $12 million deal with San Francisco Giants

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arraez-luis/z18CGfi2/"]Arraez[/a] led the National League in hits (181) this past season with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-diego-padres/8poQN9Ud/"]San Diego Padres[/a] and is widely regarded as one of the best contact hitters since entering the league. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-francisco-giants/bRZ9b6xj/"]San Fran[/a]'s infield will now be comprised of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chapman-matt/vFCWNbAT/"]Matt Chapman[/a] (3B), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adames-willy/25gezMuP/"]Willy Adames[/a] (SS), Arraez (2B), and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/devers-rafael/tlnnLLmD/"]Rafael Devers[/a] (1B). [/p][embed guid="f3434a5f-3e04-4298-9de4-bc82abd70201" url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUMjL1aD9lQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" social-type="instagram" /][p]The 28-year-old Arraez slashed .292/.327/.392 with eight home runs, 61 RBI, and 11 stolen bases through 154 games. [/p][p]Since making his MLB debut in 2019 with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-twins/OjWW1naM/"]Minnesota Twins[/a], Arraez has only finished a full season with a batting average below .314 twice - 2021 (.294) and 2025 (.292). [/p][p]In his three-year run between 2022 and 2024, Arraez led the American League (2022) in batting average, then the National League (2023-2024), earning him three-straight All-Star appearances. His .354 batting average in 2023 was the best in all of baseball and the third highest by any player since 2010 - the previous being [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lemahieu-dj/SOnwJhBK/"]DJ LaMahieu[/a] (.364) in 2020 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hamilton-josh/lj7UoVWk/"]Josh Hamilton[/a] (.359) in 2010. [/p][p]After spending the first four years of his career (2019-2022) with the Minnesota Twins, Arraez went to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/miami-marlins/ddxzWOqT/"]Miami Marlins[/a] for one-and-a-half years before the team traded him to the San Diego Padres during the 2024 season, where he remained until becoming a free agent this offseason. [/p][p]The Giants missed out on the playoffs last year after finishing third in the NL West division with an 81-81 record. Arraez will look to be a big help to a team that ranked 25th in batting average (.235) last season. [/p]