Starling Marte was ended the 28-man lineup of the Miami Marlins for their National League Division Series match versus the Atlanta Braves, which begins Tuesday.
The center fielder was hurt when he was struck in the hand by a pitch thrown by Chicago Cubs reliever Dan Winkler throughout Game 1 of the Marlins win in the wild-card round. Marte was detected with a fracture of the fifth metacarpal of his left hand.
He stayed on the Miami roster for the definitive Game 2 of the series against the Cubs, however was not utilized.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly said, “We werent comfy with what [Marte] was going to have the ability to do.”
Magneuris Sierra will begin in center field for Game 1 against the Braves.
The Marlins added 2 pitchers to their roster from the wild-card round, consisting of left-handed starter Daniel Castano and right-handed reliever Nick Vincent. Left-handed reducer Stephen Tarpley was left off the LDS roster, with Mattingly mentioning the right-handed slant of the Atlanta offense as the reason for the bullpen switch.
The Braves will consist of 15 pitchers and 13 gamers on their roster for the LDS. Supervisor Brian Snitker cited the compressed schedule– a possible five video games in 5 days– as the primary factor for the lopsided roster building and construction, in addition to the youth of his starting pitchers. Game 1 starter Max Fried is 26, while Game 2 starter Ian Anderson is 22 and has actually tossed simply six regular-season video games in the majors.
Marte, 31, obtained at the trade due date from the Arizona Diamondbacks, struck.245 with 4 homers, 13 RBIs and five stolen bases. Marte formerly played in 3 straight postseasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2013 to 2015.
Starling Marte left off Miami Marlins NLDS roster with broken hand – ESPN
