New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte is hitting seventh in the batting order for the third straight contest for Game 1 of a doubleheader on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves and right-hander Charlie Morton. Marte was previously hitting second behind Brandon Nimmo. The 33-year-old veteran has a .237 average (22-for-93) with two home runs, 18 RBI, 13 runs scored and four stolen bases in his first 22 games, but a permanent drop to the bottom part of the order would obviously be bad news for ...

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte achieved a career milestone during the team's 6-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. He stole the 300th base of his MLB career in the game. The 11-year veteran has been an elite stolen base threat since first entering the league in 2012. Last year, he led the majors with 47 stolen bases, matching his career-high, which he initially set back in 2016. Marte has four stolen bases over 15 games this year. He's slashing .254/.319/.381 and he's also ...

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, three runs scored, and a stolen base in the Mets' 10-3 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday. Marte's hot start to the 2022 campaign continued as the Mets returned to Citifield from a season-opening road trip. Marte is batting .290/.333/.419 with one HR, eight RBI, and two stolen bases in his first seven games (31 at-bats) so far. Marte is a top-10 fantasy outfielder and appears to be settling in with his new ballclub ...

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte is not in the starting lineup on Sunday as he gets a day to rest. In the first three games of the season, Marte has gotten off to a bit of a quiet start with his new team, going 3-for-14 with a double, four RBI and a strikeout. He was also caught stealing once. Mark Canha is starting in right field and batting seventh in Marte's place against Washington Nationals right-hander Erick Fedde. Jeff McNeil is in left field and batting eighth, while Robinson...

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double in the Mets' 7-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday. Despite injury concerns related to his oblique in Spring Training, Marte has come out of the gate strong in 2022 with three hits in 10 at-bats and four RBI in his first two games, though he was caught stealing in his lone stolen base attempt on Opening Day. Marte had an MLB-leading 47 stolen bases in 2021 while also hitting .310/.383/.458 with 12 home ...

Updating a previous report, New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte (oblique) will play in Sunday's Grapefruit League game, according to manager Buck Showalter. Marte has been dealing with a sore left oblique since the start of camp, but he hit off a tee earlier this week and got into a minor league game on Wednesday. As long as he doesn't suffer any setbacks in game action, the 33-year-old should be ready to go for Opening Day. Marte had an MLB-leading 47 stolen bases last year while also ...

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte (oblique) is playing right field in a minor league game on Wednesday. Marte resumed hitting off a tee earlier this week and still has a chance to be ready for Opening Day, as long as he doesn't have any setbacks with his sore left oblique. The 33-year-old signed a four-year, $78 million deal last fall after hitting a combined .310/.383/.458 with 12 home runs, 55 RBI, 89 runs scored and a major league-leading 47 stolen bases in 526 plate appearances over ...

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte (oblique) hit off a tee on Tuesday for the first time since being shut down in camp with a sore left oblique. The Mets continue to be encouraged by his progress, so there's still a chance that the 33-year-old will be ready for Opening Day. Any little setback would derail those plans, though, so fantasy managers should be keeping a close eye on his status the rest of spring training. Marte was excellent last season with the Miami Marlins and Oakland ...

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte (oblique) hasn't resumed hitting, but manager Buck Showalter said Marte still has time to be ready for Opening Day, which is less than three weeks away. Marte has been bothered by a sore left oblique in camp after signing a four-year, $78 million deal before the lockout. The 33-year-old is expected to be a fixture at the top of New York's lineup in his first year in Queens, but there's a chance he won't be ready for the start of the season. When healthy, ...

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte (oblique) isn't in the team's starting lineup for an intrasquad game on Friday, but he said he expects to start hitting in the next few days. Marte said he should be ready for Opening Day. The 33-year-old hasn't done much early in camp due to a sore oblique. The Mets will ease the veteran outfielder into action, especially with a shortened spring training this year. As long as he doesn't suffer any setbacks, he should be a prime outfield target in fantasy...