D-Backs ink Marte to six-year, $116.5 million extension
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Ketel Marte has agreed to terms with Arizona Diamondbacks on a six-year, $116.5 million extension, the team announced Wednesday.
Marte's new deal continues through 2030 and includes a $11.5 million player option for 2031.
The 31-year-old's previous deal had him under contract with the team through 2028.
A native of Nizao, Dominican Republic, Marte is in his 11th big league season and ninth with the Diamondbacks.
Marte is coming off of a third-place finish in National League Most Valuable Player voting in 2024, a season where he batted .292 with 143 hits, 36 home runs, 95 runs batted in and an OPS of .932.
Through five games this season, Marte has five hits in 26 plate appearances.
Twice an All-Star, Marte spent the first two seasons of his career with the Seattle Mariners.