KETEL MARTE NEWS

Ahmed has 5 RBIs in Diamondbacks' 10-1 win over A's

Nick Ahmed homered and had five RBIs, Luke Weaver pitched five effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks stretched their winning streak to six games with a 10-1 victory over t...

AUGUST 19, 2020 • Associated Press

Sits for first time Marte will hit the bench for the first time this season Tuesday against Oakland, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Impact Marte has made excellent contact in recent games, hitting .387 over his last seven contests. Eduardo Escobar will slide to second base Tuesday, with Jake Lamb starting at third.

AUGUST 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Swanson's 2-out, 2-run homer in 9th lifts Braves past Nats

AUGUST 18, 2020 • Associated Press

Steals base in win Marte went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Padres.

Impact Marte failed to extend his RBI streak Sunday but did steal his first base in 22 games. He swiped 10 bags in 144 games during his breakout 2019 season. The hot-hitting second baseman is 11-for-26 with six RBI over the last six games. Marte is a fixture atop the order, batting either leadoff or second in every game.

AUGUST 17, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Extends RBI streak to five games Marte went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's win over the Padres.

Impact Marte has driven in a run in each of his last five games, a span in which he's hit for .409 with a .940 OPS. The NL MVP candidate in 2019 has been seeing the ball well all year long, and he is currently hitting .321 with a .717 OPS, seven RBI and eight runs scored in 53 August at-bats.

AUGUST 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Kelly, Calhoun lead Diamondbacks past Padres 5-1

Merrill Kelly pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Kole Calhoun added a solo homer and a run-scoring single, and the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled away late to beat the San...

AUGUST 15, 2020 • Associated Press

Cole wins 20th straight regular-season game, Yanks top BoSox

AUGUST 15, 2020 • Associated Press

Padres take opener from light-hitting Dodgers, 2-1

AUGUST 11, 2020 • Associated Press

Diamondbacks get 18 hits in 12-8 win over Rockies

Kole Calhoun homered and had a two-run double to lead Arizona’s 18-hit outburst, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 12-8

AUGUST 11, 2020 • Associated Press

Knocks four hits Marte went 4-for-6 with a double, one RBI and three runs scored in a 12-8 win over Colorado on Monday.

Impact Marte scored three runs in the first four innings and later drove in an insurance run in the ninth. The 26-year-old switch-hitter has just four RBI this season but owns a .333/.347/.449 slash line.

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Scores twice Wednesday Marte went 3-for-5 with an RBI double and two runs scored in Wednesday's 14-7 win over the Astros.

Impact Marte's biggest contributions came in the fourth inning. In his first at-bat of the inning, he hit a leadoff single and scored on a Kole Calhoun inside-the-park homer. Marte then doubled home Stephen Vogt before scoring on a Calhoun single for the eighth of nine Arizona runs in the rally. The 26-year-old Marte has a homer, three RBI, six runs scored and a .319 batting average in 12 games this season.

AUGUST 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Calhoun's inside-the-park HR sparks D-backs past Astros 14-7

Kole Calhoun hit his first career inside-the-park homer with the help of a crazy bounce, David Peralta had four RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks used a nine-run burst in the fourt...

AUGUST 6, 2020 • Associated Press

Altuve, Correa homer, Astros tag Bumgarner, Diamondbacks 8-2

Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa hit solo homers, George Springer added a two-run double and the Houston Astros roughed up Madison Bumgarner in an 8-2 victory over the Arizona Diamond...

AUGUST 5, 2020 • Associated Press

Rotation reports: Cleveland rolling, Houston in flux

Cleveland’s starting rotation is rolling through the early stages of the season

AUGUST 3, 2020 • Associated Press

Walker's double in 8th lifts Diamondbacks over Dodgers 5-3

Christian Walker hit a three-run double in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke out of their offensive funk to rally for a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers

AUGUST 1, 2020 • Associated Press

Stunning Mookie throw nabs Marte Mookie Betts’ candidacy for a National League Gold Glove got an early boost on Friday night with the kind of throw previous Dodgers right fi...

AUGUST 1, 2020 • MLB.COM

Sits for first time Ahmed is out of the lineup Friday against the Dodgers.

Impact Ahmed started each of Arizona's first seven games at shortstop but struggled significantly at the plate, grabbing just two hits. Ketel Marte slides to shortstop in his absence, with Ildemaro Vargas starting at second base.

JULY 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers win third straight, cruise past D-backs 6-3

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JULY 31, 2020 • Associated Press

Astros lose 7-6 to Mariners, announce Verlander injury

JULY 26, 2020 • Associated Press

Batting leadoff Marte batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a double in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Padres.

Impact Marte was primarily the second hitter in the order in 2019, when he had a breakout season, but he's been used as the leadoff hitter in both games to start the season. He's hit safely in each of the first two games.

JULY 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

2020 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Breaking down players 21 through 30, from J.D. Martinez to Ketel Marte You can still find star power in rounds two and three, but you can also get bitten by this group of somewhat risky players. Here's the case...

JULY 16, 2020 • CBSNEWS.COM

NL West Preview Capsules

Capsules of National League West teams, listed in order of finish last year

JULY 16, 2020 • Associated Press

Revamped D-backs ready to chase Dodgers in NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen spent much of the offseason make big moves to improve the team's roster

JULY 14, 2020 • Associated Press

Goes yard twice Marte belted a pair of home runs during Monday's intrasquad game, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Impact Marte tagged Merrill Kelly in the first inning, then got to him again later. "I'm not surprised by what he's doing," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "He's locked in right now. It's what every hitter looks to get to." He hit well in spring training and has continued to rake in camp. Marte terrorized pitchers in 2019, smacking 32 home runs with a .263 ISO.

JULY 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

2020 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Analysis 21-30: Case for and against targets like Ketel Marte, Mike Clevinger You can still find star power in rounds two and three, but you can also get bitten by this group of somewhat risky players. Here's the case...

JULY 13, 2020 • CBSNEWS.COM