Ketel Marte
| Ketel Marte | |||
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Marte, during his tenure with the Tacoma Rainiers, at 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game | |||
| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 4 | |||
| Shortstop | |||
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Born: October 12, 1993 Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 31, 2015, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Batting average | .267 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 50 | ||
| Stolen bases | 19 | ||
| Teams | |||
Ketel Ricardo Marte Valdez (born October 12, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Seattle Mariners.
Career
Seattle Mariners
Marte signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on August 13, 2010. He made his professional debut in 2011 for the Dominican Summer League Mariners.[1] He played 2012 with the Everett AquaSox of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League and Clinton LumberKings of the Class A Midwest League. Marte spent 2013 with Clinton and the High Desert Mavericks of the Class A-Advanced California League.[2] He batted .295 with a .687 on-base plus slugging (OPS). Marte started 2014 with the Jackson Generals of the Class AA Southern League and was promoted to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[3] He finished the season hitting .304 with a .746 OPS and four home runs.[4] On November 20, 2014 Ketel was placed on the 40–man roster.[5]
The Mariners promoted Marte to the major leagues on July 31, 2015.[6] His performance led the Mariners to be comfortable with trading fellow shortstop Brad Miller.[7] However, Marte struggled in 2016, batting .259 with a .287 on-base percentage and striking out 84 times in 119 games. He also went on the disabled list three times. The Mariners attempted to trade for the Cincinnati Reds' Zack Cozart during the season.[8]
Arizona Diamondbacks
On November 23, 2016, the Mariners traded Marte and Taijuan Walker to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jean Segura, Mitch Haniger, and Zac Curtis.[9]
References
- ↑ Pleskoff, Bernie (July 7, 2014). "Mariners prospect Marte flashing leather in Minors". MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Marte moves up, Peterson cleans up on league honors". The Clinton Herald. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ Curto, Mike (August 9, 2014). "Mariners shortstop prospect Ketel Marte putting together nice season". News Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ Dutton, Bob (October 13, 2014). "Mariners notebook: D.J. Peterson, Ketel Marte cited among top Southern League prospects". News Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Seattle claims Olmos off waivers from Miami". ESPN.com. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ Sports, Fox. "Report: Mariners expected to call up Marte, Montero". Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto: Trade is a start to a 'more usable roster'". November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Finding an upgrade at shortstop won't be simple for the Mariners". November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ Perry, Dayn (November 23, 2016). "Mariners, D-Backs swap Taijuan Walker, Segura as part of 5-player trade: Arizona gets help in the rotation while Seattle lands an impact infielder". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)