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Arizona Diamondbacks acquire potential New York Mets target Starling Marte (Report)

Starling Marte will not be wearing a New York Mets uniform in 2020.

The Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder, who has been linked to the Mets all offseason, is being traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Initial speculation was reported by MLB Network’s Jon Heyman and later confirmed by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Jeff Passan of ESPN, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, and baseball writer Robert Murray.

Dbacks are closing in on deal for Starling Marte

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 27, 2020

Source confirms: #DBacks acquiring Starling Marte from #Pirates.