Outfielder to play for Jacksonville beginning Tuesday, May 25 at 121 Financial Ballpark
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Miami Marlins have announced that outfielder Starling Marté has been assigned to
Jacksonville to begin an injury rehabilitation assignment. Marté is expected to play for the Jumbo Shrimp beginning at 7:05
p.m. on Tuesday when Jacksonville hosts the Durham Bulls at 121 Financial Ballpark.
A two-time Gold Glove Award Winner and member of the 2016 National League All-Star Team, Marté was batting
.316/.420/.491 with 15 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, eight RBIs and three stolen bases in 15 games
with the Marlins this season. The 32-year-old will see his first action since April 18 after being placed on the injured list
with a left rib fracture.
A native of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Marté debuted in 2012 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He slashed
.287/.342/.451 with 555 runs scored, 108 home runs, 420 RBIs, 77 steals and 28.5 bWAR in 953 games over eight seasons
with Pittsburgh before being traded on January 27, 2020 to Arizona. After hitting .311/.384/.443 with 23 runs, two homers
and 14 RBIs in 33 games with the Diamondbacks, the outfielder was shipped on August 31, 2020 to Miami. Marté posted a
.245/.286/.415 batting line in 28 games to conclude the 2020 season with the Marlins, totaling 13 runs scored, four home
runs, 13 RBIs and five stolen bases.
Marté is the fourth player with major league experience to embark on an injury rehabilitation assignment this season with
the Jumbo Shrimp. Infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. played in three games with Jacksonville and catcher Jorge Alfaro totaled
five contests in a Jumbo Shrimp uniform. Right-handed pitcher Elieser Hernández has made two starts with Jacksonville
and earned Triple-A East Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of May 17-23.
The Jumbo Shrimp begin a six-game series with the Durham Bulls at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday from 121 Financial Ballpark.
Tickets are available on www.jaxshrimp.com and by calling the Jumbo Shrimp Box Office at (904) 358-2846.
ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offer affordable family fun at 121 Financial Ballpark.
Their inaugural season garnered the Southern League’s Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy and
Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by general manager Harold Craw. The club added its second Promotional
Trophy in three years following the 2019 season. The 2021 season marks the return of Triple-A baseball in Jacksonville. To
experience the excitement with the terrific value of ticket and group options, call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 or
visit www.jaxshrimp.com.
