The once-floundering Marlins are the hottest team in the National League, and their offense is being led by the hottest hitter in the game, who’s cultivating talk of MLB history by making an early run at the hallowed mark of .400.
Luis Arraez is now hitting .403 after going 2-for-4 in the Marlins’ 6-1 win over the Royals on Wednesday night, his fifth straight multi-hit game and Miami’s sixth consecutive victory.
Arraez has 14 hits in his past 21 at-bats, starting with a 5-for-5 showing on Saturday — an exceptional run even for the 26-year-old hit machine.
According to ESPN, Arraez became the first player to be hitting at least .400 after his team’s first 62 games since Chipper Jones was at .421 with Atlanta in 2008 and just the sixth since 1950.



