By Dan Hock
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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)
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