In Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday evening, Arizona Diamondbacks 2d baseman Ketel Marte made postseason historical past on the expense of the Texas Rangers.
His two-out, two-RBI unmarried within the 8th inning no longer most effective driven the Arizona lead to 6-1, however it additionally gave Marte the longest postseason hit streak in MLB historical past. Here’s a glance:
As the caption says, Marte has now hit safely in 18 instantly postseason video games (and counting). He were in a four-way tie with Derek Jeter, Manny Ramirez, and Hank Bauer with a report 17-game playoff hit streak, however now Marte stands on my own. Even extra spectacular, Marte has gotten a success in each postseason recreation he is performed in, courting again to the 2017 NL Wild Card Game. He got here into Game 2 on Saturday with a occupation playoff slash line of .360/.377/.640 with 12 extra-base hits in, sure, 18 video games. In comparable issues, he is recent off an ALCS MVP award for his paintings all the way through the D-backs’ disenchanted of the Phillies.
Marte was once one of the vital workforce’s best performers all the way through the common season, and he is been a chronically underrated type for a lot of his occupation. Now, despite the fact that, he is shining in October, and that figures to get him the eye he is lengthy merited.