The Diamondbacks introduced that Ketel Marte sustained a left hamstring pressure in Friday’s win over the Nationals. The star second baseman pulled up lame as he ran out a first-inning double. He left the sport instantly and was changed by pinch-runner Garrett Hampson.
Supervisor Torey Lovullo advised postgame that Marte was possible headed to the 10-day injured listing (h/t to Megan Plain of Fox 10 Phoenix). The crew will presumably have a greater concept of how lengthy he’ll be out as he goes via testing over the following couple days. Any absence is a big blow on the heels of Marte’s first top-three MVP end.
The 2-time All-Star drilled 36 residence runs with a .292/.372/.560 slash en path to a Silver Slugger award final season. Marte had been out to a robust begin this yr. Friday’s double pushed him to 9-26 on the younger season. He has drawn six walks whereas solely putting out 4 instances. The harm comes two days after Marte signed an extension that added 4 years and $64M whereas deferring an honest chunk of wage to offer the crew extra payroll flexibility within the brief time period.
Hampson is the one backup infielder on the energetic roster. He’s a light-hitting utility participant who posted a .230/.275/.300 line over 113 video games for the Royals final season. Blaze Alexander has been down since February due to an indirect pressure. Grae Kessinger and Tim Tawa are on the 40-man roster if the D-Backs wish to promote a backup infielder whereas drawing Hampson into the lineup at second base.
The upper-upside play could be to advertise high prospect Jordan Lawlar, who hasn’t appeared within the majors since a late-season name in 2023. Lawlar missed most of final season to harm. There wasn’t a path to on a regular basis taking part in time behind Marte, Geraldo Perdomo and Eugenio Suárez, so the D-Backs optioned him again to Triple-A Reno to start the season. He’s hitting .273 and not using a residence run via his first six video games. Primarily a shortstop, Lawlar made his third begin of the season at second base in Reno’s recreation Friday. He has additionally made one begin at third base and three at shortstop.
