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Mariners' Marte starting to show power stroke

SEATTLE -- Ketel Marte has shown a little bit of everything on offense through his first 52 Major League games.

The 21-year-old speedster has hit for average. He's walked 21 times and ground into just one double play. He's even shown the ability to both leg and swing his way to extra bases, logging 14 doubles and three triples among his first 55 hits.

The one thing missing was his power stroke, but late in September, even that appears to be coming together. The young shortstop slugged a solo shot to right in the sixth inning of the Mariners' 3-2 loss to the Astros on Monday night, giving him two home runs in his last three games after he didn't manage a single roundtripper in his first 49 games.