* . *
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Earth-News
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Hetzel Design: blending architecture and entertainment – Blooloop

    Hetzel Design: Where Architecture and Entertainment Unite in Perfect Harmony

    Country music legend rushed to hospital year after heart surgery. Here’s what we know – PennLive.com

    Country Music Legend Rushed to Hospital One Year After Heart Surgery – What’s Happening Now?

    Strictly Come Dancing results: Chris Robshaw is eliminated while drag queen La Voix escapes dance-off – Yahoo

    Strictly Come Dancing results: Chris Robshaw is eliminated while drag queen La Voix escapes dance-off – Yahoo

    Placer County town of Loomis considers entertainment zone for downtown – CBS News

    Loomis Unveils Thrilling New Entertainment Zone to Revitalize Downtown

    CT Culture Corner: Robert Redford films to watch – CT Insider

    CT Culture Corner: Robert Redford films to watch – CT Insider

    Elmira’s New Entertainment Venue ‘Centertown Social’ Adding its Final Touches – WENY News

    Elmira’s New Entertainment Venue ‘Centertown Social’ Adding its Final Touches – WENY News

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Office Technology: Dealers’ Managed IT Revenue up Nearly 30% – The Cannata Report –

    Office Technology: Dealers’ Managed IT Revenue up Nearly 30% – The Cannata Report –

    3 E Network Technology Group Limited Closes $1.5 Million Convertible Promissory Note Offering – Quiver Quantitative

    3 E Network Technology Group Limited Closes $1.5 Million Convertible Promissory Note Offering – Quiver Quantitative

    3 Technology Stocks to Buy Now – Yahoo Finance

    3 Must-Buy Tech Stocks You Can’t Afford to Miss Right Now

    ‘New frontier’: Austin leaders start discussions on air taxi technology – KXAN Austin

    Austin Leaders Ignite Exciting Conversations on the Future of Air Taxi Technology

    How a Gemma model helped discover a new potential cancer therapy pathway – blog.google

    How a Gemma Model Revealed a Breakthrough Pathway for Cancer Treatment

    Italian Technology in Manufacturing: Supporting North American Industries and Keeping Production Local – Thomasnet

    How Italian Technology is Revolutionizing North American Manufacturing and Boosting Local Production

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Hetzel Design: blending architecture and entertainment – Blooloop

    Hetzel Design: Where Architecture and Entertainment Unite in Perfect Harmony

    Country music legend rushed to hospital year after heart surgery. Here’s what we know – PennLive.com

    Country Music Legend Rushed to Hospital One Year After Heart Surgery – What’s Happening Now?

    Strictly Come Dancing results: Chris Robshaw is eliminated while drag queen La Voix escapes dance-off – Yahoo

    Strictly Come Dancing results: Chris Robshaw is eliminated while drag queen La Voix escapes dance-off – Yahoo

    Placer County town of Loomis considers entertainment zone for downtown – CBS News

    Loomis Unveils Thrilling New Entertainment Zone to Revitalize Downtown

    CT Culture Corner: Robert Redford films to watch – CT Insider

    CT Culture Corner: Robert Redford films to watch – CT Insider

    Elmira’s New Entertainment Venue ‘Centertown Social’ Adding its Final Touches – WENY News

    Elmira’s New Entertainment Venue ‘Centertown Social’ Adding its Final Touches – WENY News

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    Office Technology: Dealers’ Managed IT Revenue up Nearly 30% – The Cannata Report –

    Office Technology: Dealers’ Managed IT Revenue up Nearly 30% – The Cannata Report –

    3 E Network Technology Group Limited Closes $1.5 Million Convertible Promissory Note Offering – Quiver Quantitative

    3 E Network Technology Group Limited Closes $1.5 Million Convertible Promissory Note Offering – Quiver Quantitative

    3 Technology Stocks to Buy Now – Yahoo Finance

    3 Must-Buy Tech Stocks You Can’t Afford to Miss Right Now

    ‘New frontier’: Austin leaders start discussions on air taxi technology – KXAN Austin

    Austin Leaders Ignite Exciting Conversations on the Future of Air Taxi Technology

    How a Gemma model helped discover a new potential cancer therapy pathway – blog.google

    How a Gemma Model Revealed a Breakthrough Pathway for Cancer Treatment

    Italian Technology in Manufacturing: Supporting North American Industries and Keeping Production Local – Thomasnet

    How Italian Technology is Revolutionizing North American Manufacturing and Boosting Local Production

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
Earth-News
No Result
View All Result
Home Sports

Yes, the Marlins’ Luis Arraez is chasing .400 in 2023: What you need to know about MLB’s most remarkable statistical outlier

June 20, 2023
in Sports
Yes, the Marlins’ Luis Arraez is chasing .400 in 2023: What you need to know about MLB’s most remarkable statistical outlier
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

It’s time to officially call it like it is: Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez is chasing baseball’s first .400 batting average since Ted Williams in 1941. After a 5-for-5 outburst against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night, the 26-year-old is sitting at precisely .400 with 73 team games and 282 plate appearances in the books.

He’s almost halfway to a plateau that has been unreachable since World War II, since integration boosted the level of competition, since the sport took its full turn toward modernity.

MLB teams and hitters have embraced the run-scoring efficiency of power out of necessity. They recognize the folly, for most hitters, of trying to string together multiple hits against high-octane pitches designed in a lab to miss bats entirely. Arraez is not so much a throwback as an outlier whose skills are so finely tuned he can recall an era where fastballs weren’t as fast, breaking balls didn’t break as much and strikeouts were failures instead of the cost of doing business.

It’s jarring to think of a statistical chase — in the 2020s! — involving batting average instead of home runs or strikeouts. But that’s where we are. It’s happening. Here’s what you need to know to follow Arraez’s quest.

Luis Arraez’s .400 batting average is already notable

With 73 Marlins games down and Arraez at .400, he’s already making history. Thanks to research from MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, we know that only one qualified hitter since 2000 has floated above .400 later in the season than Arraez. That was Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra in 2000.

By reaching .400 on Monday night, Arraez matched the Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones, who dipped below the line — never to return — in the 74th game of the 2008 season.

Going back further, we can start to set some milestones. Since Williams’ actual .400 season in 1941, only four hitters — including Garciaparra — have pushed their chases longer than Arraez’s current run. Garciaparra’s run, the longest of the 2000s, lasted 91 team games.

Here are their marks, and the dates after which Arraez could surpass them based on the Marlins’ schedule:

91 games: Garciaparra in 2000, July 8

96 games: Larry Walker in 1997, July 17

107 games: John Olerud in 1993, July 31

134 games: George Brett in 1980, Aug. 31

Hitting .400 in 2023 would be a much bigger feat than in earlier years

If you’re thinking that Arraez being in the race at all is already more impressive than say, Walker in Coors Field or Brett against less advanced pitching, you’re right.

FanGraphs uses era-adjusted “plus” stats to compare league environments for a variety of stats on a neutral playing field. So because the leaguewide batting average is low, by historic standards, in 2023, Arraez’s current pace is even more remarkable.

His 160 AVG+ — meaning he’s 60% better than league average — thus far would be the best qualified season by an AL/NL hitter not just since 1941, but in the World Series era dating back to 1903.

The closest competitors are mostly from the early days of baseball, with Williams unsurprisingly logging the best full season since integration (.388 AVG, 148 AVG+ in 1957). Closer to our time, Rod Carew’s 1977 (.388 AVG) finished at a 146 AVG+ and Brett’s 1980 (.390 AVG) was a 145 AVG+.

In other words, there’s a decent chance Arraez could still post the most impressive batting average in MLB history without hitting .400.

His Statcast profile doesn’t look like most great hitters. And that’s a good thing

If you dig a level deeper into Arraez’s numbers, you’ll see that he doesn’t actually hit the ball that hard. As the baseball world has become more familiar with Statcast metrics, we have learned what a great hitter’s exit velocity metrics and spray charts tend to look like.

But, as Arraez is showing, the usual path isn’t the only path. He is a great hitter through contact rate and bat control. More than batting average specifically, Arraez’s superpower is his penchant for not striking out. Putting the ball in play at all gives hitters at large more than a 30% chance at getting a hit — the league BABIP is .297, and that doesn’t include home runs. Arraez simply does not strike out. His 5.3% strikeout rate is the best of 157 qualified hitters, and less than half of the fifth-place hitter in that statistic. He has as many doubles as strikeouts this season.

So he benefits from putting the ball in play, and also from doing so in a very specific way. He takes advantage of the “donut hole” in batted ball metrics.

Basically, if you train to hit the ball optimally, you’ll be aiming for an angle between 15 and 30 degrees. Naturally, everyone trains to hit the ball as hard as they can. But hitting the ball at 95 mph — a good exit velocity, in theory — is far less likely to get you a hit at a 20-degree launch angle than hitting it at 80 mph. It’s just far more likely to get you a home run.

Batting averages at a 20-degree launch angle, by exit velocity:

80 mph: .823 AVG

85 mph: .518 AVG

90 mph: .301 AVG

95 mph: .279 AVG

100 mph: .450 AVG

105 mph: .753 AVG (and 18.5% homers)

Arraez doesn’t really go for the homers. He just goes for hit after hit after hit, spraying loping liners all around the park that are borderline impossible to defend.

The Twins traded the batting champ now chasing .400

So, the Minnesota Twins did flip Arraez to the Miami Marlins this winter, after he won the AL batting title, for starting pitcher Pablo Lopez. Many harebrained, fun-hating analysts (points at self), praised that deal … for the Twins … by noting that for all his batting average excellence, Arraez lacks a good defensive position and the power to be a true difference-maker.

The critiques are still true, but Arraez has been a huge and much-needed spark for the Marlins offense as they have bolted to a surprising 42-31 start.

So mea culpa, and kudos to the Marlins. With Arraez atop the lineup, they have two chases worth following: .400, and a race for the playoffs.

Jun 19, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez (3) hits a single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

Jun 19, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez (3) hits a single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

>>> Read full article>>>
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source : Yahoo Sports – https://sports.yahoo.com/yes-the-marlins-luis-arraez-is-chasing-400-in-2023-what-you-need-to-know-about-mlbs-most-remarkable-statistical-outlier-180759089.html?src=rss

Tags: ArraezMarlins’sport
Previous Post

MMA pound-for-pound rankings: New No. 1 after Amanda Nunes’ retirement

Next Post

ChatGPT is creating a legal and compliance headache for business

Fusobacterium nucleatum : ecology, pathogenesis and clinical implications – Nature

Unveiling Fusobacterium nucleatum: Its Ecology, Role in Disease, and Impact on Health

October 21, 2025
Escherichia coli with a 57-codon genetic code – Science | AAAS

Escherichia coli Engineered with a Revolutionary 57-Codon Genetic Code

October 21, 2025
LOCALIZE IT: Over 420 anti-science bills target public health protections in statehouses across US – newspressnow.com

More Than 420 Anti-Science Bills Jeopardize Public Health Across the Nation

October 21, 2025
Halloween not your thing? Here’s when Christmas at the Newport mansions will start. – The Providence Journal

Not a Halloween Fan? Find Out When Christmas Magic Begins at the Newport Mansions!

October 21, 2025
Office Technology: Dealers’ Managed IT Revenue up Nearly 30% – The Cannata Report –

Office Technology: Dealers’ Managed IT Revenue up Nearly 30% – The Cannata Report –

October 21, 2025
UEFA becomes first sporting body to sign up to global anti-piracy coalition – The New York Times

UEFA Takes the Lead as First Sports Organization to Join Global Anti-Piracy Coalition

October 21, 2025
The lover’s guide to the 2025 World Series – The New York Times

Your Ultimate Lover’s Guide to the 2025 World Series

October 21, 2025
Rethinking Growth In A Broadening Economy – Seeking Alpha

Unlocking Success: New Insights for Thriving in a Booming Economy

October 21, 2025
Hetzel Design: blending architecture and entertainment – Blooloop

Hetzel Design: Where Architecture and Entertainment Unite in Perfect Harmony

October 21, 2025
Study suggests earlier start of hormone therapy optimizes long-term health outcomes – News-Medical

Starting Hormone Therapy Sooner May Boost Long-Term Health Benefits

October 21, 2025

Categories

Archives

October 2025
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« Sep    
Earth-News.info

The Earth News is an independent English-language daily published Website from all around the World News

Browse by Category

  • Business (20,132)
  • Ecology (879)
  • Economy (900)
  • Entertainment (21,771)
  • General (17,724)
  • Health (9,941)
  • Lifestyle (913)
  • News (22,149)
  • People (901)
  • Politics (910)
  • Science (16,111)
  • Sports (21,400)
  • Technology (15,880)
  • World (883)

Recent News

Fusobacterium nucleatum : ecology, pathogenesis and clinical implications – Nature

Unveiling Fusobacterium nucleatum: Its Ecology, Role in Disease, and Impact on Health

October 21, 2025
Escherichia coli with a 57-codon genetic code – Science | AAAS

Escherichia coli Engineered with a Revolutionary 57-Codon Genetic Code

October 21, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

Go to mobile version