Luis Arraez's wife Gladys, Bobby Witt Jr.'s fiancee Maggie react as their partners beat Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge to claim batting titles
San Diego Padres' Luis Arraez (.314) won the NL batting title, while Bobby Witt Jr. (.332) has claimed the same in the AL. Arraez edged out Shohei Ohtani (.310) and Marcell Ozuna (.304) for his third batting title (all with three different teams), while Witt Jr. beat Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (.323) and Aaron Judge (.322).
Arraez's victory was almost assured when Ohtani couldn't overtake him in his final regular season game against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Ozuna had an outside chance to claim the title, with the Atlanta Braves scheduled for a doubleheader on Monday. He went 1-for-8, as his average dipped (.304 to .302), ending third in NL.
Arraez's and Witt Jr.'s respective partners were extremely proud of their better halves' accomplishments, as evidenced by their social media reactions on Sunday.
Arraez reciprocated the feeling with an Instagram story of his own with the same snap.
"The one who is always there to lift me up we continue with God @gladysgaby" [Translated from Spanish] - Arraez via Instagram stories
Padres star's wife Gladys and Royals superstar's fiancee Maggie Black took to Instagram to express their happiness. Gladys shared a brief video of herself with her husband with the caption, "Felizzzzzzz", which means "Happy" in English.
Bobby Witt Jr.'s fiancee Maggie Black shared an edited picture highlighting the Royals superstar's achievement.
"Proud is an understatement" - Maggie via Instagram stories
Luis Arraez and Bobby Witt Jr.'s teams have clinched wildcard spots in the postseason, while Aaron Judge's Yankees and Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers have clinched byes.
Bobby Witt Jr.'s fiancee highlights Royals star; Luis Arraez's wife highlights Padres star
In addition to showering love for her fiancee Bobby Witt Jr., Maggie Black also shared an important piece of history via her Instagram stories. She highlighted that the Royals became only the second team in history to clinch a postseason berth after losing 100 games the previous season. The Royals had a disastrous 2023, losing 106 games.
As for Luis Arraez's wife Gladys, she highlighted her husband notching his 200th hit in the final regular season against the Diamondbacks. He had 203 hits in the 2023 season. Nonetheless, Bobby Witt Jr. was the overall hits leader in 2024 with 211.
As the Padres and Royals look for a deep postseason run, Arraez and Witt Jr. will have a big role to play.