Ketel Marte knows his importance to the Arizona Diamondbacks. "When I play (well), we are going to win a lot of games," he said. Marte played well on Thursday night in San Diego, where the Diamondbacks opened a four-game series with the Padres by taking a 4-3 win.
Ketel Marte's two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh inning Thursday night snapped a tie and lifted the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over the slumping San Diego Padres.
Without a doubt, Ketel Marte has been the Diamondbacks MVP to this point in 2024. While other members of the club have been slumping, injured, or both, Marte has been a steady force at the top of Arizona's lineup.
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The only reason Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Blaze Alexander isn’t playing most days is because of his defense and the 24-year-old will continue to make a case for more time with plays like he made on Monday.
The Arizona Diamondbacks (27-32) will look to Ketel Marte, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the San Francisco Giants (29-31) Monday at 9:40 PM ET on NBCS-BA.
Ketel Marte had a 21-game hitting streak earlier this season and a stretch of 22 hitless at-bats late last month. The Arizona star is back on the upswing and looks to follow up a big effort when the Diamondbacks face the San Francisco Giants on Monday in the opener of a three-game set in Phoenix.
The Diamondbacks were three outs away from another frustrating loss, but Ketel Marte had other ideas. His go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning off former teammate Jake Diekman propelled Arizona to a 5-4 win over the New York Mets to force a series split at Citi Field.
Ketel Marte hit two homers Sunday afternoon, including the go-ahead two-run shot in the ninth inning, as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the host New York Mets 5-4 to salvage a split of the four-game series.
This hasn’t been the 2024 the Arizona Diamondbacks had hoped for. Coming off a trip to the World Series, general manager Mike Hazen spent the offseason filling the gaps that may have kept the D-backs from winning it all.
The Arizona Diamondbacks had a surprising 3-0 loss to the Miami Marlins on Friday that included Ketel Marte’s 21-game hitting streak coming to an end. Marte went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
Ketel Marte extended his hitting streak to a personal career-high 17 games, putting the Diamondbacks briefly ahead before they ultimately lost 8-3 to the Tigers.
He clearly would have been safe if he had run even just an iota harder.
This article is part of a series taking a look into individual Diamondbacks player projections as we head into the 2024 spring training. The projections presented are a composite of the rate (percentage) stats from Steamer and ZiPS as published on Fangraphs.
This article is part of a series of player reviews for the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a surprising and marvelous year for the team as they won 84 games to make the postseason.
The last pitcher from the World Series. The last batter from the World Series. How many of each since the year 2000 can you name in six minutes?
The Arizona Diamondbacks made a valiant comeback effort on Tuesday night before ultimately losing 11-7 to the Texas Rangers in Game 4 of the World Series. The D'Backs now trail the best-of-seven affair 3-1 and are one loss away from elimination.
In the 8th inning of Game 2 of the World Series, Ketel Marte etched his name in the record books, extending his postseason hitting streak to 18 games with a scorching single into centerfield.
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte had to wait a long time to make history, but in Game 2 of the World Series, he recorded a hit for the 18th consecutive MLB postseason game – a new record.
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte doesn't miss in October and now holds the longest postseason hitting streak in baseball history.
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte is on an absolute postseason tear and he's beginning to reach some huge statistical milestones.
Expectations have already been shattered by the Diamondbacks as they'll play in just their second World Series in franchise history.
While it could have certainly gone to a handful of players on a Diamondbacks roster that shocked the world, Ketel Marte is the 2023 National League Championship MVP.
After crossing first base for the winning hit, Marte headed toward center field to avoid being mobbed by his teammates. They got him anyway.
Marte hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth to get the Arizona Diamondbacks back into the NLCS.
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