D-backs’ Ketel Marte named fan-elected National League starting second baseman

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte is now a 2-time All-Star after being named the fan-elected National League starting second baseman.

• Marte gets his second career All-Star start and selection, having been the NL starting second baseman in 2019 in Cleveland.

  • Was the No. 8 hitter in NL’s starting lineup and went 1-for-2 with a double…in his first at-bat, doubled to right field off the Twins’ José Berríos.

• Marte joins Paul Goldschmidt as the only D-backs with multiple fan elections.

• Marte was the leading vote-getter in Phase 1 Voting (1,853,424 votes) among second baseman to become a finalist, ahead of Luis Arraez/Padres (1,760,593 votes), and won the Phase 2 voting with 55 percent of the votes to Arraez’s 45 percent.

• Marte leads all second basemen with a 4.4 bWAR, .517 SLG, .871 OPS, 38 extra-base hits, 50 RBI, 166 total bases and 11 defensive runs saved, is tied for first with 17 homers, second with 19 doubles, tied for second with a 1.4 dWAR and third with 92 hits.

• Marte’s 4.4 bWAR is second in the NL to Shohei Ohtani/LAD (4.9) and seventh in the Majors.

• Marte’s start marks the second straight season the D-backs have had at least 1 starter…last year, D-backs outfielder Corbin Carroll was a fan-elected starter and Zac Gallen was named the NL’s starting pitcher.

• Marte’s fan-elected start is the D-backs’ eighth fan-elected start for a position player:

• 2B Ketel Marte (2024)

• LF Corbin Carroll (2023)

• 2B Ketel Marte (2019)

• 1B Paul Goldschmidt (2014)

• 1B Paul Goldschmidt (2015)

• CF Luis Gonzalez (2001)

• 2B Jay Bell (1999)

• 3B Matt Williams (1999)

• Marte earns the D-backs’ 31st position player All-Star selection (starters in bold):

• Ketel Marte (2024)

• Corbin Carroll (2023)

• Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (2023)

• Geraldo Perdomo (2023)

• Eduardo Escobar (2021)

• Ketel Marte (2019)

• Paul Goldschmidt (2018) [named to the starting lineup as designated hitter]

• Paul Goldschmidt (2017)

• Jake Lamb (2017)

• Paul Goldschmidt (2016)

• Paul Goldschmidt (2015)

• A.J. Pollock (2015)

• Paul Goldschmidt (2014)

• Miguel Montero (2014)

• Paul Goldschmidt (2013)

• Miguel Montero (2011)

• Justin Upton (2011)

• Chris Young (2010)

• Justin Upton (2009)

• Orlando Hudson (2007)

• Luis Gonzalez (2005)

• Luis Gonzalez (2003)

• Luis Gonzalez (2002)

• Damian Miller (2002)

• Junior Spivey (2002)

• Luis Gonzalez (2001)

• Steve Finley (2000)

• Jay Bell (1999)

• Luis Gonzalez (1999)

• Matt Williams (1999)

• Devon White (1998)