With a total of 1,853,424 votes, Ketel Marte led all National League second basemen in fan voting, advancing to Phase 2 where he will face off against the Padres’ Luis Arraez.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!If Marte emerges as the top vote-getter in Phase 2, he will become the second player in Diamondbacks’ franchise history to achieve this honor, joining Paul Goldschmidt.
Phase 2 begins on Sunday, June 30, at noon ET and lasts until Wednesday, July 3, at noon ET. During this period, fans can cast one vote every 24 hours on MLB platforms to select the players they want to see in the Midsummer Classic. Notably, Phase 2 vote totals will not carry over from Phase 1.
Marte currently ranks 3rd in oWAR, 1st in dWAR, and 1st in bWAR among all National League players, outperforming even Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani.
In the field, Marte leads all of baseball with 11 defensive runs saved and has a bettering fielding % than Luis Arraez.
While Arraez may be a hit machine, as he leads the league in hits and batting average, Marte has his number in just about every other statistical category
