At this point, it can be said that the Venezuelan Luis Arráez is one of the best contact hitters in the game, the Venezuelan exhibits a batting average of .354 and an on-base percentage of .436, so he leads the positions of Major League Baseball (MLB) in both categories.
In this sense, the Venezuelan has captivated the eye of one of the best hitters in the history of baseball, such is the case of Ichiro Suzuki, who considers Arráez to be the best left-handed hitter today, when he coincided on the field after the Mariners batting practice between Minnesota and Seattle, at T-Mobile Park, reports the portal Leader.
“It’s a big thing, I didn’t know his opinion of me. I’m excited because I know I’m a good hitter, but how is he? I do not think so. Ichiro was a great hitter,” Arraez said after meeting Ichiro personally.
Arráez is a clear exception, focusing almost exclusively on hitting the whole field and taking his game to another level, with a line of averages of .354/.536/.427 after 54 games, in which he has accumulated more walks (26 ) you strike out (18).
He is the king of contact, with 8.3% of blank swings, with which he surpasses his closest rival, the Dominican José Ramírez (11.2), by almost three points.
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