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Marte Makes It to Majors

Published on July 31, 2015 under Southern League (SL1)
Jackson Generals News Release


Biloxi, Miss. - The Seattle Mariners announced that infielder Ketel Marte would be joining the big league club prior to the team's game against the Minnesota Twins Friday night. Marte, who excelled with Jackson in 2014, will become the third member of that team to make his Major League debut this season.

Marte, 21, is slated to lead off and start at second base for the Mariners in their 7:10 pm CT contest tonight. The versatile infielder, hit .314 with 41 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, three homers and 20 steals in 65 game with Triple-A Tacoma this season. He currently ranks ninth in the Pacific Coast League in hitting.

He got off to a red-hot start, hitting .343 in 51 games before an injury at the end of May forced him to the disabled list for more than a month. Marte returned to Jackson for two games as part of his rehab in early July, recording a trio of hits against Birmingham July 10. Shortly thereafter, he participated in the MLB All-Star Futures Game in Cincinnati and the Triple-A All-Star Game in Omaha.

Marte spent most of 2014 with the Generals, posting a .302 average, 27 doubles, six triples, and two homers in 109 games. He was both a Mid-Season and a Postseason All-Star, and MiLB.com named him an organizational All-Star at the age of 20.

He entered the season as Seattle's third-ranked prospect according to Baseball America. His strong season propelled him up the rankings, as he checked in among the top 100 prospects in baseball in the midseason rankings for both Baseball America (No. 50) and MLB.com (No. 71).

When Marte makes it to the bigs, he will become the third member of the 2014 Jackson team to make his MLB debut this year. Lefty Tyler Olson broke camp with the Mariners, pitching two-thirds of an inning on April 7 in his first Major League outing. Reliever Mayckol Guaipe has pitched for Seattle three times this year, with his debut coming June 1 against the Yankees.

The Generals will try for a series victory against the Shiuckers in the first-ever doubleheader at MGM Park Friday night. Stephen Landazuri (0-2, 4.14) is expected to pitch in the opener for Jackson opposite Biloxi's Tyler Wagner (7-5, 2.53), who pitched earlier this year for the Milwaukee Brewers. Lefty Kyle Hunter (2-0, 3.98) is scheduled to start game two opposite Hobbs Johnson (7-4, 3.20). First pitch from MGM Park is scheduled for 6:10 pm CT and you can follow all the action on the TJ Network (AM 1390, FM 94.1 and 94.3) in Jackson starting with the Jackson Generals Pregame Show protected by the Tennessee Army National Guard at 5:55 pm CT.

Jackson returns home for five-games against the First Half Champion Chattanooga Lookouts Sunday, Sunday. The series features a Bancorp South Family FunDay Sunday, a Two-For-Tuesday and the first of three State Farm Agent Wes Harris Dollar Nights on August 6! Get your tickets now by calling the team at (731) 988.5299, stopping by the park or going online to jacksongeneralsbaseball.com.

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