SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Two-time batting champion Luis Arraez tried to win for the second straight year in salary arbitration, asking a panel on Tuesday for $12 million instead of the Miami Marlins’ $10.6 million offer.
A decision by Keith Greenberg, Stephen Raymond and Richard McNeill is expected Wednesday.
Arraez won the 2022 AL batting title for Minnesota when he hit .316 with eight homers and 49 RBIs, then was traded to Miami in January 2023 and won in arbitration when a panel picked his $6.1 million rather than the Marlins’ $5 million. Arraez then captured the NL batting title, setting career highs with a .354 average, 10 homers and 69 RBIs.
Arraez did not start any of Miami’s last seven games because of a sprained left ankle last season and easily outdistanced Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr., who was second at .337. Arraez became the Marlins’ third batting champion after Hanley Ramirez in 2009 and Dee Strange-Gordon in 2015.
Arraez, who turns 27 in April, is eligible for free agency after the 2025 season.
Players led 7-3 in decisions.
