In what is becoming a yearly occurrence in Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres infielder Luis Arraez has clinched his third consecutive batting title, per Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY.
Narrowly holding off Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, Arraez finishes the season with a .314 average after going 1-for-3 on Sunday before being removed from the game.
There it is: Luis Arraez with his 200th hit of the season and the 2024 National League batting title
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 29, 2024
Ohtani was making a late surge in an effort to win the National League triple crown (he leads the NL in home runs and RBI), but came up just short…