Starling Marte: Everything you need to know

Starling Marte

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/23	TEX	L 3-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1
3/21	COL	W 6-5	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
3/19	LAA	L 4-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3/17	LAD	L 10-4	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
3/15	CWS	W 10-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3/13	AZ	L 11-5	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2
3/11	SF	L 5-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			20	2	6	5	1	0	0	0	3	0	23	0	0	7

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
4/19	NYY	L 7-0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1
4/15	DET	L 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4/14	DET	L 2-1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1
4/8	CLE	L 10-2	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2
4/5	MIL	L 8-5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1
4/4	MIL	W 8-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/4	MIL	L 5-2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2
3/27	ATL	L 6-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			22	1	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	28	0	0	7

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	0	0	5	0.217	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	7	0.250
Away	0	0	3	0.188	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0.235
Home	0	0	2	0.286	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.286
Night	0	0	1	0.111	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.111
Day	0	0	4	0.286	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	0.333
March	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
April	0	0	5	0.250	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	7	0.286
Opponent
vs MIL	0	0	2	0.286	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.286
vs ATL	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs NYY	0	0	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.400
vs DET	0	0	1	0.200	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.200
vs CLE	0	0	1	0.250	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.250
Venue
@ Atlanta	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
@ Kansas City	0	0	2	0.286	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.286
@ New York	0	0	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.400
@ Cleveland	0	0	1	0.250	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.250
@ Detroit	0	0	1	0.200	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.200

Starling Marte: Breaking News

Marte will start in right field and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Yankees. Marte will crack the Royals' starting nine for just the sixth time in the team's first 22 games of the season. All but one of those starts have come against left-handed pitching, so the Royals seemingly view the 37-year-old primarily as a platoon option in the outfield.

Marte signed a one-year contract with the Royals on Saturday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. Marte is coming off his most efficient season in three years, as he finished 2025 with a .270/.335/.410 slash line to go with nine homers, 34 RBI, 37 runs scored and seven steals in 329 plate appearances. That being said, the 37-year-old outfielder hasn't appeared in more than 100 games since 2022, and he likely isn't slated for a full-time role in Kansas City either. Instead, he'll presumably work in tandem with Jac Caglianone in right field and Carter Jensen at DH, filling in for one of the two against left-handed starters.

Marte is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Cubs. Marte nearly always plays versus lefties but will begin this one on the bench as southpaw Shota Imanaga toes the rubber for the Cubs. Mark Vientos will start at designated hitter and Brett Baty will play third base for the Mets.