Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez has immediately won over his new fanbase, and understandably so. He’s been racking up hits at an unprecedented pace and became the first Marlin to ever hit for the cycle. Arraez is unlike any other player that the franchise has had in recent years.
Arraez’s feats have overshadowed Garrett Cooper’s own season-opening hot streak. Cooper enters Saturday with a .370/.408/.630 slash line and team-leading 9 RBI.
Perhaps it would be more notable if it was actually unexpected, but the longtime Marlin has enjoyed similar surges before.