A closer look at the biggest achievements of Starling Marte. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.
Starling Marte is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder currently playing for the New York Mets. He debuted in MLB in 2012 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and has also played for the Diamondbacks, Marlins, and Athletics. A two-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner, Marte is known for his speed and defensive abilities. In 2021, he led MLB in stolen bases with 47. Currently, he holds the active lead in both stolen bases (354) and triples (55) among all MLB players.
In 1922, Walter Mueller homered on the first pitch of his major league career. On July 26, 2012, Starling Marte became the first Pirate to homer on the first pitch of his major league career since Walter Mueller did so in 1922.
In 1961, Don Leppert homered in his first at-bat for the Pirates. This is notable because on July 26, 2012 Starling Marte became the first Pirate to homer in his first at-bat since Don Leppert in 1961.
On August 15, 2011, Starling Marte was named the Eastern League's Player of the Week while playing for the Altoona Curve.
In February 2012, Starling Marte was ranked number 73 on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects list and number 56 on Baseball Prospectus's Top 101 Prospect list.
On July 2, 2012, Starling Marte was named the International League Player of the Week while playing for the Indianapolis Indians.
On July 26, 2012, Starling Marte was promoted to the major leagues by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Indianapolis Indians and became the first graduate of the Pirates' Latin American complex to reach the major leagues. He hit a home run on the first pitch of his major league career against the Houston Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel.
Since 2013, Starling Marte and Jean Segura were the only two MLB players to have stolen 20 or more bases each season, highlighting Marte's consistent performance over the years. In 2018, he played in 145 games, batting .277/.327/.460 with 20 home runs, 72 RBI, and 33 stolen bases.
In 2015, Starling Marte played in 153 games and, after the season, won his first career Gold Glove Award as the best defensive left fielder in the National League.
In 2016, Starling Marte played in 129 games and, after the season, won his second career Gold Glove Award.
Starling Marte was the first Marlins player since 2017 to be named NL Player of the Week, achieving this honor for the week of June 7-13, 2021.
In 2021, Starling Marte led the major leagues with 47 stolen bases.
In 2022, Starling Marte was selected to play in the All-Star Game for the second time in his career after a strong first half of the season, despite battling a groin injury.
In 2024, Starling Marte hit the first home run of the Mets' season on Opening Day, recorded the 1,500th hit of his career on April 6, and hit his 150th career home run on April 17. He missed two months due to a bone bruise in his right knee, returning to the team on August 18.
In the 2024 MLB postseason, Starling Marte had a two-out RBI single in Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series to clinch the series win. In Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, he had four hits and three RBI.
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