The Diamondbacks introduced that second baseman Ketel Marte has been positioned on the 10-day injured checklist with a sprained left ankle. Infielder/outfielder Pavin Smith has been recalled because the corresponding transfer.
Marte has been battling an ankle damage for over every week now. Final Saturday, when taking part in the Phillies, catcher Garrett Stubbs slid into second whereas attempting for a hustle double. Marte obtained the throw coming in from left subject and tried to use a tag to Stubbs when the 2 collided however his leg received caught awkwardly beneath the Philly catcher (video from MLB.com).
Arizona’s second baseman was faraway from that sport in apparent ache however has tried to play via the damage since then. He was within the lineup for final Monday’s sport however gave the impression to be in ache once more and was faraway from that contest. He then missed a number of days however returned to the lineup on Saturday, serving because the designated hitter. Yesterday, he wasn’t within the beginning lineup however entered as a pinch-hitter however appeared to worsen his damage on a examine swing and was eliminated earlier than ending his at-bat.
The membership nonetheless hasn’t offered an replace on how lengthy they count on Marte to be out of motion, however he’ll now spend no less than ten days on the shelf. Whether or not he must miss extra time than that or not stays to be seen, however it’s an enormous blow to the Diamondbacks regardless as Marte has been placing himself into the MVP dialog with a stellar season.
Marte has 30 residence runs this 12 months and a ten.4% stroll price, whereas limiting his strikeouts to a 17.8% clip. His .298/.370/.560 batting line interprets to a 152 wRC+, indicating he’s been 52% higher than league common on the plate. Solely ten certified main leaguers have a greater mark than that this 12 months. He’s additionally stolen six bases and obtained sturdy grades for his protection on the keystone. Solely six gamers have extra wins above alternative than his 5.4 this 12 months, per FanGraphs. Francisco Lindor and Shohei Ohtani are the one two Nationwide League gamers forward of him there.
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