Luis Arráez


Luis Sangel Arráez is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.

Career

Arráez signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in November 2013. He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Twins, hitting.348/.433/.400/.833 with 15 RBI. He played for the GCL Twins in 2015, hitting.306/.377/.388/.765 with 19 RBI. In 2016, he played for the Cedar Rapids Kernels, hitting.347/.386/.444/.830 with 3 home runs and 66 RBI.
Arráez played in only three games for the Fort Myers Miracle in 2017 due to a torn ACL. He returned from the injury in 2018, playing for Fort Myers and the Chattanooga Lookouts, hitting a combined.310/.361/.397/.758 with 3 home runs and 36 RBI. The Twins added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.
Arráez opened the 2019 season with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, hitting.342/.415/.397/.812 with 14 RBI in 38 games. He was promoted to the Rochester Red Wings on May 14. On May 17, he was called up to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut on May 18 versus the Seattle Mariners., 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. He finished the season hitting.334 in 92 games and finished sixth in American League Rookie of the Year voting.