Undrafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006 from the Dominican Republic...spent three seasons in Major League Baseball with the Diamondbacks and Angels, most recently in 2015... Marte was traded from the Orioles for a player to be named later or cash to the Philadelphia Phillies. He was released by the Phillies on May 16 in 2016...first season in independent baseball with the Jackals...won the Venezuelan League MVP in 2018. Marte leads the league in HRs (10), RBIs (46) and is batting .328, fifth best this season... named Can-Am Player of the Week for July 1.