KETEL MARTE NEWS

Stays hot, swats HR Marte went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-3 win over the Marlins.

Impact Marte's sixth-inning blast was the game-deciding hit, as he continued to put a season-opening slump in the past. He's hit safely in nine straight game (13-for-32, .406), including an extra-base hit in eight of those contests. The improved bat may also have calmed him in the field, where he ranks lower half among second baseman in outs above average and success rate, per MLB's Baseball Savant. That calm was evidenced by a game-ending double play on a ball hit sharply to his left -- the kind of play he hadn't made on multiple occasions over the past month.

MAY 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 10, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Diamondbacks stay hot, beat slumping Marlins 4-3

Ketel Marte hit a go-ahead solo homer, Daulton Varsho and Christian Walker each added two hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks kept rolling with a 4-3 win over the slumping Miami Marl...

MAY 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Climbs above .200 Marte went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 4-0 win over Colorado.

Impact Marte extended his hitting streak to eight games and climbed above .200 for the first time in three weeks. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic that Marte has gotten "a little bit of his swagger back" at the plate. "He's not there quite yet. But he's checking off the pitches he's supposed to. He's starting to impact the ball at certain times in certain situations," the manager added. The second baseman is 11-for-28 (.393) with five walks, seven extra-base hits and seven runs scored during the eight-game run.

MAY 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Diamondbacks start 3-game series against the Marlins

The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Miami Marlins to start a three-game series

MAY 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gallen sharp in 7 innings, Diamondbacks beat Rockies 4-0

Zac Gallen struck out seven in seven crisp innings, Jose Herrera hit a two-run double for his first big league RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0

MAY 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hits in seven straight Marte went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Colorado.

Impact Marte extended his hitting streak to seven straight, during which he's 8-for-24 with six extra-base hits, two RBI and six runs scored. He was hitting a paltry .135 before the seven-game run and currently sits at .184 for the season.

MAY 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies rally with two outs in 9th, beat Diamondbacks 4-1

Yonathan Daza, José Iglesias and Connor Joe hit consecutive, two-out, run-scoring singles in the ninth inning to help the Colorado Rockies rally past the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1

MAY 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Runs hit streak to five Marte went 2-for-2 with two walks, a double and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Marlins.

Impact Marte is still stuck below .200, but he extended a hit streak to five games, during which he's 6-for-18 with five extra-base hits, three walks and six runs scored. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo has moved him around the order in effort to jumpstart the bat, and his recent run batting sixth against right-handers appears to have helped.

MAY 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Walker's HR, 3 RBIs lead Diamondbacks past Marlins 5-4

Christian Walker had a homer, double and three RBIs, and Arizona Diamondbacks held on to beat the Miami Marlins 5-4

MAY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes seat Monday Marte is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

Impact Marte will sit for the second time this season after going 3-for-26 with a solo home run and no other RBI while starting each of Arizona's last seven games. The poor stretch at the plate was a continuation of a rough start to the season for Marte, who enters Monday's contest with a .151/.213/.279 slash line across 94 plate appearances.

MAY 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bader, Arenado homer to lead Cardinals beat Diamondbacks 7-5

Harrison Bader and Nolan Arenado homered in the seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals rally past the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5

MAY 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Breaks tie with solo shot Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo homer Saturday against the Cardinals.

Impact Marte broke a scoreless tie in the eighth inning, leading off the inning with a homer off Miles Mikolas. The homer was just the first of the season for Marte, who's still hitting a miserable .146/.211/.256 on the year.

MAY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marte, Ahmed homer in Arizona's 2-0 win over St. Louis

Merrill Kelly threw seven shutout innings and Ketel Marte and Nick Ahmed each homered in the eighth inning, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 over the St. Louis Cardinals

APRIL 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dropped to sixth Marte batted sixth in the order for the first time this season in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers. He went 0-for-3 with a walk.

Impact Marte consistently batted second until being dropped to sixth Tuesday. The move appears to be a result of the second baseman's early slump, designed to take pressure off him. Marte, who signed a lucrative five-year deal this spring, is zero for his last 15 at-bats and batting .149 over 67 at-bats overall.

APRIL 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks meet in game 2 of series

The Los Angeles Dodgers lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks

APRIL 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Expands strike zone Marte has a 32.2 chase percentage, up nearly five points over his career average, per Baseball Savant.

Impact Marte was given a scheduled day off Sunday, which came at an opportune time for the struggling infielder. He entered the game batting .169 (10-for-59) with a 27.3 percent strikeout rate, well above his career norm. The issues at the plate may be impacting him in other areas. He muffed a couple of balls in the field Saturday -- not the first he's kicked this season -- and Marte is expanding the strike zone as seen by his chase rate. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo made note of Marte's issues but downplayed them to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. "I know it looks awkward and that it's a hotspot right now," Lovullo said. "But, for me, it's really not." Look for Marte back in the lineup Monday when the Diamondbacks begin a series at home against the Dodgers.

APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Receives first day off Marte is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Impact Marte started the first 15 games of the season but will take a seat Sunday with a .496 OPS and 27.3 percent strikeout rate through 66 plate appearances. Geraldo Perdomo will cover the keystone in his place for the series finale.

APRIL 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Castellanos, Diamondbacks cool off Mets with 5-2 victory

Arizona’s offense had a season-high 11 hits, Humberto Castellanos pitched five solid innings and the Diamondbacks cooled off the New York Mets by beating them 5-2

APRIL 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joins .200 club Marte went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 11-2 win over the Nationals.

Impact Marte is the latest Diamondback regular to push his average to .200 or better, making him one four players at or above the Mendoza line. He barely missed a home run on his first bat before popping out, but the second baseman later was involved in a pair of rallies in a breakout performance for the team. The Diamondbacks plated half as many runs in this one game than they had in the previous 11.

APRIL 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

'Hallelujah!' Adon helps Nats sweep doubleheader vs. D-backs

Joan Adon became the first Nationals starter to finish six innings in 2022, throwing 6 1/3 scoreless to help Washington beat the punchless Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 and sweep a doub...

APRIL 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alcantara homers, D-Backs finally beat Mets in New York

Sergio Alcantara snapped a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the seventh inning, Ketel Marte added an RBI double and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 3-2

APRIL 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Plates two runs Marte went 1-for-3 with two RBI and was hit by a pinch in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Astros.

Impact Marte knocked in his first two runs of the season, neither one coming as the result of a base hit. He was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the second inning, then a bases-loaded, walkoff sacrifice fly in the 10th produced the winning run. The Diamondbacks are still struggling to hit -- Wednesday's six-hit output (all singles) were a season high -- but they are working the plate. Their nine walks Wednesday featured prominently in both scoring rallies, and they lead MLB with 33 free passes over six games.

APRIL 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marte, Beer help D-backs rally past Astros 3-2 in 10 innings

Ketel Marte had the game-ending sacrifice fly in the 10th inning after Seth Beer tied it with a single, and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros

APRIL 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swipes first bag Marte went 1-for-3 with a double, walk and a stolen base in a 10-5 loss to San Diego on Sunday.

Impact Marte doubled and stole third in the first inning and later tacked on a walk in the eighth. Arizona's best player had reached base just once through the first three games of the season and it was even more encouraging to see Marte active on the bases after only 3 steals across 135 games in 2020 and 2021 combined.

APRIL 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE