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I finally wrote a milestone. Never been silent in the postseason. This is the story of Ketel Marte (Arizona Diamondbex).
Arizona beat the Texas Rangers 9-1 in Game 2 of the 2023 Major League World Series (WS) at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas on the 29th.
This tied Arizona with one win and one loss in the series.
Although he is not the best player in the game, there is a player who is performing tremendously in baseball this fall. Marteda. In the first game of the World Series, he started as the second batter and second baseman and recorded one hit and two RBIs from five times at bat, posting hits in 17 consecutive games.
Now, one more hit will set a new record. And I finally did it.
Marte, who played the leadoff in Game 2, had one hit and two RBIs in five at-bats.
Marte, who grounded out to shortstop in his first at-bat in the first inning, only hit a fly ball to center field in his second at-bat in the third inning with two outs and a runner on second base.
Marte, who appeared at first base with one out in the top of the fifth inning with his team leading 2-0, hit a first-pitch changeup by Jordan Montgomery, who they met again, but was grounded out to second base.
He failed to hit a hit even in his fourth at-bat. He had a chance to score with one out and second base in the top of the seventh inning when the team ran 3-1. However, Marte grounded out to third against changed pitcher Andrew Heaney.
It seemed that the record of consecutive hits was canceled, but he saved his chance in the last at-bat. Marte appeared in the top of the eighth inning with two outs and a full base made by a hit and a walk. He properly hit a changeup of 84.6 miles (about 136.1 kilometers) on the third pitch of the changed pitcher Martin Perez to hit a timely two-run hit. This is the moment when he increased his consecutive postseason hit record to 18 games. It's a new record.
Marte, who tied the record for the longest consecutive postseason game hit with Hank Bauer (1956-1958), Derek Jeter (1998-1999), and Manny Ramirez (2003-2004), broke the record immediately the previous day.
It is truly a crazy performance in autumn baseball. Marte's hit can be said to be a decisive hit.
Marte made his first fall baseball appearance in the 2017 season as an Arizona uniform. At that time, he recorded three hits in five at-bats in the wild card series against the Colorado Rockies and hit three consecutive games in the division series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, the team was eliminated after losing three consecutive games to the Dodgers.
And after six seasons this year, he will be back on the postseason stage. His hitting streak began with the wild-card series against the Milwaukee Brewers. He had hits in three consecutive games in the division series against the Dodgers and in all seven games in the championship series against the Philadelphia Phillies. In particular, he played a batting average of 0.387 (12 hits in 31 at-bats) with three RBIs, two runs and one stolen base, and even held the Championship Series MVP.
And even in the World Series, the instinct for hits continues.
After the game, the Major League's official website MLB said, "Marte set a record by increasing his consecutive postseason hits to 18 games. "It was the perfect timing," he said. "What's more impressive is that his 18th consecutive hit streak came in his first 18th game of the postseason." 토토사이트