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

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

12:46 AM UTC

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:
  1. 2B Ketel Marte (2024)
  2. LF Corbin Carroll (2023)
  3. 2B Ketel Marte (2019)
  4. 1B Paul Goldschmidt (2014)
  5. 1B Paul Goldschmidt (2015)
  6. CF Luis Gonzalez (2001)
  7. 2B Jay Bell (1999)
  8. 3B Matt Williams (1999)
  • Marte earns the D-backs’ 31st position player All-Star selection (starters in bold):
  1. Ketel Marte (2024)
  2. Corbin Carroll (2023)
  3. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (2023)
  4. Geraldo Perdomo (2023)
  5. Eduardo Escobar (2021)
  6. Ketel Marte (2019)
  7. Paul Goldschmidt (2018) [named to the starting lineup as designated hitter]
  8. Paul Goldschmidt (2017)
  9. Jake Lamb (2017)
  10. Paul Goldschmidt (2016)
  11. Paul Goldschmidt (2015)
  12. A.J. Pollock (2015)
  13. Paul Goldschmidt (2014)
  14. Miguel Montero (2014)
  15. Paul Goldschmidt (2013)
  16. Miguel Montero (2011)
  17. Justin Upton (2011)
  18. Chris Young (2010)
  19. Justin Upton (2009)
  20. Orlando Hudson (2007)
  21. Luis Gonzalez (2005)
  22. Luis Gonzalez (2003)
  23. Luis Gonzalez (2002)
  24. Damian Miller (2002)
  25. Junior Spivey (2002)
  26. Luis Gonzalez (2001)
  27. Steve Finley (2000)
  28. Jay Bell (1999)
  29. Luis Gonzalez (1999)
  30. Matt Williams (1999)
  31. Devon White (1998)