Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ketel Marte was born on October 12, 1993, in Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic. He is an infielder in the MLB.

Marte signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on August 13, 2010. He made his professional debut in 2011 for the Dominican Summer League Mariners.

The Mariners promoted Marte to the major leagues on July 31, 2015. On November 23, 2016, the Mariners traded Marte to the Arizona Diamondbacks. 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 Colorado Rockies, 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. 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 March 29, 2022, Marte signed a five-year, $76 million contract extension with the Diamondbacks.