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
5/13	CWS	L 6-5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1
5/10	DET	L 6-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
5/6	CLE	L 3-1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
5/3	SEA	W 4-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/30	ATH	L 5-2	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	3
4/26	LAA	W 11-9	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	2
4/24	LAA	W 6-3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1
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			37	2	12	9	3	0	0	2	2	1	49	0	1	15

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	0	2	12	0.308	9	3	0	2	1	0	1	15	0.349
Home	0	1	5	0.313	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	7	0.333
Away	0	1	7	0.304	6	1	0	1	1	0	1	8	0.360
Day	0	1	8	0.381	5	3	0	0	1	0	1	11	0.409
Night	0	1	4	0.222	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0.286
March	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
April	0	2	10	0.333	7	3	0	0	1	0	1	13	0.344
May	0	0	2	0.333	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.500
Opponent
vs MIL	0	0	2	0.286	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.286
vs CLE	0	0	2	0.333	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.429
vs LAA	0	1	2	0.333	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.286
vs ATH	0	1	3	0.750	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.750
vs CWS	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.500
vs ATL	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs DET	0	0	1	0.167	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.167
vs NYY	0	0	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.400
vs SEA	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Venue
@ Seattle	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
@ Detroit	0	0	1	0.200	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.200
@ 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
@ Kansas City	0	1	5	0.313	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	7	0.333
@ Athletics	0	1	3	0.750	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.750
@ Chicago	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.500
@ Atlanta	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Starling Marte: Breaking News

Marte went 3-for-4 with an RBI and was caught stealing in Thursday's 6-3 loss against the Athletics. With left-hander Jeffrey Springs (hip) starting for the Athletics, Marte was inserted into Thursday's lineup and came through with his first multi-hit effort of the season. The veteran opened the scoring in the first inning with an opposite-field single to plate Maikel Garcia. Marte has handled a limited role as a platoon option for the Royals but has produced when called upon, as evidenced by a .303 batting average, though the 37-year-old has yet to draw a walk or show much power across 35 plate appearances.

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.