Luis Arraez doesn’t hit many homers, so when he does, it makes sense that he’d celebrate accordingly.
Arraez is a rare contact-first hitter, racking up singles while most other players today sell out for power. He’s making a run at a historic .400 batting average (although an 0-for-4 day on Sunday dropped his average to .399) but rarely picks up extra-base hits. His career high for homers is eight, set in 144 games for the Twins last season.
But Arraez went deep in the Marlins’ game against Pirates on Saturday, giving Miami a two-run lead in the fifth with a homer to right. It was just his third dinger of the season, and he got his money’s worth celebrating.
