The Marlins made a good addition on Monday by bringing in veteran outfielder Starling Marte from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for lefty Caleb Smith, righty Humberto Mejía, and a player to be named.
Marte joins Don Mattingly’s lineup to boost Marlins’ chances to advance to the postseason for the first time since 2003. On Fish Stripes, we’ve done our research and found five exciting statistics you should know about the 31-year-old Dominican.
1. He rarely strikes out
After 33 games for the D-Backs, he only struck out 19 times.