Eventually, he started to lead the race for second place in the National League stealing base. A 35-year-old veteran creates a sensation in the national league stolen base race where young people in their 20s live and breathe.메이저놀이터

Starling Marte (35, New York Mets) is a familiar figure to Korean major league fans. He made his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012 and played until 2019, working together with Jung-Ho Kang. Marte is already a veteran. After that, he went through the Arizona Diamondbacks and Miami Marlins and signed a 4-year, $78 million (approximately 102.2 billion won) contract with the New York Mets in the 2021-2022 free agent market.

He boasts a career batting average of 0.288 and an OPS of 0.791, and in 2018-2019 he hit well enough to exceed 20 home runs. He also recorded 80 or more RBIs twice. However, it is true that his hitting fell short of expectations this season with a batting average of 0.245, 2 home runs and 16 RBIs with an OPS of 0.620.

He also has an on-base percentage of 0.311, but there are parts that show amazing pace, so he steals bases. Is it the potential of 331 stolen bases? On the 3rd against the Toronto Blue Jays, he stole his 17th base of the season. What’s even more surprising is that all three failed attempts. 85% stealing success rate. After playing against the Miami Marlins on April 1st, against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 18th, and against the San Francisco Giants on April 23rd, there has been no failure.

Since May, he has added 9 stolen bases and is second only in stolen bases in the National League. He did two in June as well, and the Toronto Blue Jays fight on the 4th caught his breath. Marte narrowly missed Corbin Carroll (Arizona Diamondbacks, 16 steals), Bae Ji-hwan (Pittsburgh Pirates, 15 steals), Jazz Chizom Jr. (Miami Marlins), and Nico Houner (Chicago Cubs, 14 steals). started to lead by car. He was ahead by Bae Ji-hwan by two.

He was 7 behind Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves, 24 steals), who dominated the National League stolen base race this year. Initially, the gap between Acuna and the top runners was about 10, but with the recent rise of Marte, the gap between the first and second place narrowed to 7.

In the end, physical fitness is the key for Marte. When young players play a lot full-time, their stamina decreases and their batting pace drops drastically. If you don’t hit, you can’t get on base, so it’s the most important thing to hit well in order to steal base consistently.

Marte’s career record of 331 stolen bases cannot be ignored, even though his bat productivity itself is declining. He wonders how long he will exert his presence among Carol, who is ranked No. 1 in the National League rookie rankings, and Ji-Hwan Bae, who is a blast, and Akuna, a monster hitter.