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The Miami Marlins traded infielder Luis Arraez and cash considerations to the San Diego Padres for outfielders Dillon Head and Jakob Marsee, reliever Woo-Suk Go, and first baseman Nathan Martorella, the teams announced Saturday.The two-time batting champ swaps teams for the second time in less than two seasons after joining the Marlins in a trade from the Minnesota Twins in January 2023.Arraez won the batting title last season, hitting .354 with 43 extra-base hits in 147 games for the Marlins. He's off to another productive start at the plate this year, hitting .299 with eight doubles and five RBIs in 137 at-bats. Baseball SavantThe 27-year-old has made appearances at both first and second base this campaign. The Padres have Jake Cronenworth at first base and Xander Bogaerts patrolling second. Arraez could also get at-bats at designated hitter with Manny Machado recently resuming his duties at third base after offseason elbow surgery.Arraez is under club control through the 2025 season. He'll strengthen a Padres lineup that ranks third in the league in hits and sixth in batting average. Luis Arraez would be the 2nd multi-time batting champ to be traded midseason the year after winning an additional title, joining:1933 Lefty O Doulh/t @EliasSports Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 4, 2024 Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was excited after hearing about the Arraez deal."It's really amazing," Tatis said on Friday, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. "That guy is a baller. That guy is probably the closest to Tony Gwynn as there is right now. I'm looking forward to seeing him in our lineup."The Marlins appear to be in a rebuilding phase amid a disappointing 9-24 start after a surprising postseason berth in 2023.Head, 19, was hitting .237 with one home run, nine RBIs, and nine walks in 21 games at Single-A this season.The Padres signed Go to a two-year, $4.5-million contract in January. The 25-year-old posted an 0-2 record with a 4.38 ERA and 15 strikeouts over 10 appearances at Double-A in 2024.Marsee was a sixth-round pick in the 2022 draft. The 22-year-old accrued a .654 OPS with two home runs and 12 stolen bases at Double-A this season.Martorella, 23, was a fifth-round pick in 2022. He was off to a strong start at the plate, slugging two home runs with 14 RBIs and an .815 OPS at Double-A.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The San Diego Padres are acquiring infielder Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.The Padres are sending outfielders Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee, reliever Woo-Suk Go, and first baseman Nathan Martorella in the trade, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reports.Arraez won the batting title in 2023, hitting .354 with 43 extra-base hits in 147 games for the Marlins. He's off to another productive start at the plate this season, hitting .299 with eight doubles and five RBIs in 137 at-bats.The 27-year-old has made appearances at both first and second base this campaign. The Padres have Jake Cronenworth at first base and Xander Bogaerts patrolling second. Arraez could also get at-bats at designated hitter with Manny Machado recently resuming his duties at third base after offseason elbow surgery.Arraez is under club control through the 2025 season. He will strengthen a Padres lineup that ranks third in the league in hits and sixth in batting average.Head, 19, was hitting .237 with one home run, nine RBIs, and nine walks in 21 games at Single-A this season.The Padres signed Go to a two-year, $4.5-million contract in January. The 25-year-old posted an 0-2 record with a 4.38 ERA and 15 strikeouts over 10 appearances at Double-A in 2024.Marsee was a sixth-round pick in the 2022 draft. The 22-year-old accrued a .654 OPS with two home runs and 12 stolen bases at Double-A this season.Martorella, 23, was a fifth-round pick in 2022. He was off to a strong start at the plate, slugging two home runs with 14 RBIs and an .815 OPS at Double-A.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The San Diego Padres are acquiring infielder Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.The Padres are sending outfielders Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee, reliever Woo-Suk Go, and first baseman Nathan Martorella in the trade, a source told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.Arraez won the batting title in 2023, hitting .354 with 43 extra-base hits in 147 games for the Marlins. He was off to another productive start at the plate this season, hitting .299 with eight doubles and five RBIs in 137 at-bats. The 27-year-old has made appearances at both first and second base this campaign. The Padres have Jake Cronenworth at first base and Xander Bogaerts patrolling second base. Arraez could also get at-bats at designated hitter with Manny Machado recently resuming his duties at third base after offseason elbow surgery.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Jake Cronenworth drilled a GRAND SLAM in the San Diego Padres' 6-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.