{"id":85090,"date":"2024-09-06T19:55:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T23:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=85090"},"modified":"2024-09-06T19:55:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T23:55:26","slug":"diamondbacks-activate-ketel-marte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/06\/diamondbacks-activate-ketel-marte\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks Activate Star Second Baseman from Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Arizona Diamondbacks activated All-Star second baseman <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/marteke01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-06_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ketel Marte<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the 10-day injured list on Friday. Marte has been sidelined since August 18th after aggravating a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/19\/diamondbacks-ketel-marte-injured-list-ankle\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">left ankle sprain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that he originally suffered the week before. Outfielder <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/barrojo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-06_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jorge Barrosa<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been optioned to Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marte was in the middle of the National League MVP discussion before injuring his ankle in an awkward collision with Philadelphia Phillies backup catcher <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stubbga01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-06_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garrett Stubbs<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on August 10th. He was originally considered day-to-day and was pushing through the pain before re-aggravating his injured ankle against the Rays. But after a near month-long recovery process, the defending NLCS MVP is back in the lineup for Friday&#8217;s series opener against the Houston Astros.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cleared 4\u20e3 takeoff. ? <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l8d6dxtJwl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/l8d6dxtJwl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dbacks\/status\/1832153137404113021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Diamondbacks Star Second Baseman Ketel Marte Activated from Injured List<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 116 games this year, Marte leads the Diamondbacks with 30 homers while his .298\/.370\/.560 batting line translates to an elite 150 wRC+. His 5.4 fWAR before going on the injured list ranked fourth in the National League. Even without his production, the Diamondbacks have been rolling. Since the All-Star break, Arizona has been the hottest offense in baseball. Even with Marte sidelined, they have still averaged 6.7 runs per game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diamondbacks manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/lovulto01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Torey Lovullo<\/a> said the 30-year-old infielder will spend some time as the designated hitter before retaking his second base job on an everyday basis. Arizona will manage Marte&#8217;s return carefully, as they have with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walkech02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-06_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Walker<\/a>,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who returned from an oblique strain on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marte will bat leadoff as the Diamondbacks DH as they begin a crucial three-game home series against the Astros. The Diamondbacks are 79-62, putting them in position to clinch the second National League Wild Card spot. They are only a half-game behind the San Diego Padres, who have the top spot. However, they have just a 2 1\/2 game hold over the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Allan Henry-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arizona Diamondbacks activated All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte from the 10-day injured list on Friday. Marte has been sidelined since August 18th after aggravating a left ankle sprain that he originally suffered the week before. Outfielder Jorge Barrosa has been optioned to Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move. 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