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Jesse Rogers
Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star Second Baseman Ketel Mars He agreed to a six -year extension of the $ 116.5 million contract that starts this season, said Agent Charisse Dash on Wednesday ESPN.
The agreement, which takes place by 2030 and includes the possibility of a player in 2031 for $ 11.5 million, replaces a five -year contract with $ 76 million signed in 2022. With incentives the entire package for a new agreement could have up to $ 149.5 million.
MARTE (31) is the basic player for Arizona and finishes third in the MVP vote last season after assembling 0.932 OPS in 136 games, hit 0.292 in setting career Maxims with 36 homery and 95 RBI.
He has a career. Seattle. He played both Infield and Outfield for Diamondbacks and in the last few seasons he has settled on the second base.
It has a career of 0.280 bats diameter and 0.348 in a percentage of base to go along with 143 home runs and 515 RBIs during its 11 big league seasons. Heading to Tuesday’s game against YankeesIt is 6-for-22 with four walks this season.
Marte finished fourth in the MVP vote in 2019, when he produced 6.9 Bwar. Last year he had 6.8 bwar while earning his second star offer.
Its extension is the latest in the chain for Diamondbacks that locked the pitcher Brandon Pfaadt and Five -year -old agreement of $ 45 million Last week. Previously the team expanded the shortstop Geraldo Perdomo (4 years/$ 45 million) and relief Justin Martinez (5 years/18 million dollars) After signing a free agent jug Corbin Burnes and Six -year -old, $ 210 million megadeal During the winter.
Diamondbacks missed play -offs last season due to a tiebreaker after he got into World Series in 2023. This season they set a record for wages, which just increased with Marte’s new treaty.
