Ketel Ricardo Marte Valdez (born October 12, 1993) is a Dominican

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second baseman for the

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(MLB). He previously played for the

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. Marte made his MLB debut with the Mariners in 2015, and was traded to the Diamondbacks during the 2016–17 offseason. Marte was an All Star in 2019.

Career

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Seattle Mariners

Marte signed with the

as an international free agent on August 13, 2010. He made his professional debut in 2011 for the

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. He played 2012 with the

Everett AquaSox The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity o ...

of the

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and

Clinton LumberKings The Clinton LumberKings are a collegiate summer baseball team of the Prospect League. They are located in Clinton, Iowa, and play their home games at NelsonCorp Field. From 1956 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's Midwest Lea ...

of the Class A

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. Marte spent 2013 with Clinton and the

High Desert Mavericks The High Desert Mavericks were an American Minor League Baseball team in Adelanto, California, that played their home games at Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium. They played in the Class A-Advanced California League. The franchise had eigh ...

of the

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. He batted .295 with a .687

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(OPS). Marte started 2014 with the

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of the

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Southern League and was promoted to the

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of the

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(PCL). He finished the season hitting .304 with a .746 OPS and four

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s. On November 20, 2014 Ketel was placed on the 40–man roster. The Mariners promoted Marte to the major leagues on July 31, 2015. His performance led the Mariners to be comfortable with trading fellow shortstop Brad Miller. 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

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three times. The Mariners attempted to trade for the

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during the season.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On November 23, 2016, the Mariners traded Marte and

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to the

for

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, Mitch Haniger, and

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. Marte began the 2017 season with the

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of the PCL. The Diamondbacks promoted him to the major leagues on June 28. In his first playoff game in October 4 that same year, he hit two triples in an 11–8 Wild Card win over the

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, becoming only the 8th player to record two triples in the same playoff game and the first to do so in an ambidextrous manner. Marte was moved from shortstop to 2nd base by the Diamondbacks at the beginning of the 2018 season to make room for shortstop Nick Ahmed in the Arizona starting infield. In 2018, Marte led all of MLB in triples with 12. Batting .316 with 20 home runs and 51 RBIs, Marte was named the starting second baseman for the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The following season, Marte hit .287 with 2 home runs and 17 RBI. On April 8, 2021, Marte was placed on the 10-day

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with a right hamstring strain. He returned on May 19. On March 29, 2022, Marte signed a five-year, $76 million contract extension with the Diamondbacks.

Personal life

Marte is the nephew of

Wilson Valdez Wilson Antonio Valdez (born May 20, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. Playing career Early career Valdez was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Montreal Expos on February 4, 1997 in baseball, 1997. He played on t ...

, and is married to the cousin of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marte, Ketel 1993 births Living people Arizona Diamondbacks players Arizona League Mariners players Clinton LumberKings players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Summer League Mariners players Everett AquaSox players Gigantes del Cibao players High Desert Mavericks players Jackson Generals (Southern League) players Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball infielders National League All-Stars People from Nizao Reno Aces players Seattle Mariners players Tacoma Rainiers players