Luis Daniel Marté (born December 15, 1993) is a Dominican

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who is a free agent. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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. He signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2011.

Career

Texas Rangers

On May 27, 2011, Marté signed with the Texas Rangers organization as an international free agent. He made his professional debut with the DSL Rangers and also played for the

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, hitting .285 in 67 games between the two. In 2012, he played for the AZL Rangers, batting only .187 in 44 games. The next year, he played for the Single-A

Hickory Crawdads The Hickory Crawdads are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League (SAL) and the High-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They are located in Hickory, North Carolina, and play their home games at L. P. Frans Stadium, which opened i ...

, batting .217/.245/.277 with 3 home runs and 27 RBI in 125 games. He remained in Hickory in 2014, slashing .270/.297/.317 in 72 games. He split the 2015 season between the High-A

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and the Double-A

Frisco RoughRiders The Frisco RoughRiders (often shortened to 'Riders) are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A (baseball), Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers. They are located in Frisco, Texas, and are nam ...

, accumulating a .236/.248/.325 batting line in 122 contests. He spent the 2016 season in Frisco, hitting .271/.289/.394 with 5 home runs and 32 RBI. In 2017, Marté split the year between Frisco and the Triple-A

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, posting a .244/.257/.358 batting line with 7 home runs and 42 RBI in 99 games. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017, but quickly re–signed with the team on a minor league deal. Marté began the 2018 season with Frisco but was released on May 18, 2018 after batting .223 in 31 games.

Atlanta Braves

On May 23, 2018, Marté signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He finished the season split between the Double-A

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and the Triple-A

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, notching 4 home runs and 37 RBI between the two clubs. He spent the 2019 season in Gwinnett, posting a .260/.294/.346 batting line with 5 home runs and 33 RBI in 86 games. On November 4, 2019, he elected free agency.

Miami Marlins

On January 19, 2021, Marté signed a minor league contract with the

organization that included an invitation to Spring Training. He did not make the club and was assigned to the Triple-A

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, where he batted .263/.279/.456 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI to begin the season. On May 28, 2021, Marté was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut on June 1 as the starting second baseman against the

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. In the game, he went 0-for-2 with a walk. On June 3, Marté was

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by Miami. He was outrighted to Jacksonville on June 6. On June 19, Marté was re-selected to the active roster. On June 24, Marté notched his first career hit, a single off of

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reliever Justin Miller. After going 1-for-4 in 3 games, Marté was again designated for assignment by Miami on June 30. He was again outrighted to Jacksonville on July 2.

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