Ketel Marte finished third in the National League MVP voting, which was announced this afternoon. To nobody’s surprise, he came in behind the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, and also ended up after the Mets’ Francisco Lindor. I think the deciding factor for the latter was probably New York making the post-season, while Arizona did not. While it’s not the sole factor, you can certainly make the case that Lindor was key to his team making the playoffs, while you can’t make that claim about Marte. Hard to blame Ketel for that, or for the month he was almost out of action, after the Phillies’ Garrett Stubbs kneecapped him with an ugly slide at second base on August 10.
Ketel Marte finishes third in National League MVP voting
