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Ketel Marte

Ketel Marte, Dominican baseball player

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Born
October 12, 1993
Age in 2026
33
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1993

About Ketel Marte

Ketel Ricardo Marte Valdez is a Dominican professional baseball second baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners. Marte made his MLB debut with the Mariners in 2015, and was traded to the Diamondbacks during the 2016–17 offseason. Marte has been named the starting second baseman for the 2019, 2024 and 2025 All-Star Games. In 2023, he won NLCS MVP en route to Arizona's first pennant since 2001. In 2018, Marte led all of MLB in triples with 12, batting.260 with 14 home runs in his first full season in Phoenix. In Game 3 of the 2023 NL Championship Series (NLCS), Marte hit a walk-off single for his third hit of the night as the Diamondbacks won 2–1. Marte finished the series batting.387 and was awarded the NLCS MVP Award. Marte extended his streak to 18 games in Game 2 of the World Series, setting the MLB record.

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Ketel Marte timeline

  1. Marte made his MLB debut with the Mariners in 2015, and was traded to the Diamondbacks during the 2016–17 offseason.
  2. In 2018, Marte led all of MLB in triples with 12, batting.260 with 14 home runs in his first full season in Phoenix.
  3. In Game 3 of the 2023 NL Championship Series (NLCS), Marte hit a walk-off single for his third hit of the night as the Diamondbacks won 2–1.

The world when Ketel Marte was born

Ketel Marte was born in 1993. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1993

  • #1 song"I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
  • Top movieSchindler's List
  • Top TV show60 Minutes
  • Best-selling bookThe Client – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan retires (first time) to play baseball
  • Top headlineWorld Trade Center bombing
  • Technology milestoneMosaic browser makes the web accessible to everyone
  • Defining fadBeanie Babies (early)
  • Notable inventionMosaic web browser
  • World population5.53 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population257.8M

1993 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ketel Marte's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19932026
Gas$1.11$3.45/gal
Average home$104,000$435,000
Average income$38,651$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.14$11.95
Postage stamp$0.29$0.73
Population257.8M341 million

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