{"id":423004,"date":"2026-08-03T21:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423004\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:26:12","slug":"giants-trade-3-time-batting-champ-arraez-to-phillies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423004\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants trade 3-time batting champ Arraez to Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> have acquired three-time batting champion Luis Arraez<\/a> from the San Francisco Giants<\/a> in a trade that has the second baseman joining his fifth team in five years.<\/p>\n

The Phillies also received right-handed reliever Caleb Kilian<\/a> in the trade, while the Giants acquired two minor leagues — top pitching prospect Ramon Marquez and reliever Marty Gair.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia also made a separate trade<\/a> Monday morning, acquiring left-handed reliever Brooks Raley<\/a> from the New York Mets<\/a> for minor league right-hander Luke Gabrysh and minor league outfielder John Spikerman, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jorge Castillo.<\/p>\n

Arraez, who is slated to become a free agent after this season, returned to second base this season with the Giants — and his defense at the position is among the best in the league. He also has experience at first base — having played there for the San Diego Padres<\/a> in 2024 and 2025 — but he has made it clear that he doesn’t want to move from second base.<\/p>\n

Multiple outlets reported Monday that the Phillies plan to use Arraez as their primary second baseman, meaning multiple other every-day players would potentially have to change positions. Bryson Stott<\/a>, Philadelphia’s current regular second baseman, could shift to third base in a move that could send Alec Bohm<\/a> to first base and Bryce Harper<\/a> to the outfield.<\/p>\n

Arraez is having his best offensive season since 2023, hitting .324 — tops in the National League and second in the majors behind the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez<\/a> (.330) — with four home runs and 43 RBIs. And though he doesn’t bring much over-the-fence power or many walks, nobody is better at putting the ball in play than the four-time All-Star, who likely will lead MLB with the lowest strikeout rate for the fifth consecutive season.<\/p>\n

He was traded from the Miami Marlins<\/a> to San Diego on May 4, 2024. He won his third straight batting title, with three different teams, by hitting .314 that season. He left as a free agent after the 2025 season and signed with San Francisco on Feb. 10.<\/p>\n

The Giants held Arraez out of the lineup since Saturday due to cramps in a move that was termed precautionary heading into the trade deadline.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and David Schoenfield contributed to this report.br\/]<\/p>\n

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