Ketel Marte remains the subject of serious trade discussions between the Baltimore Orioles and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Mike Rodriguez reported that Baltimore is among the clubs showing serious interest in acquiring the 33-year-old infielder. Mike Hazen said that the Diamondbacks are “not close” on any particular trades at this stage.
Marte has four years and $76 million remaining on his contract, running through 2030 with a player option for 2031. He also secured 10-and-5 rights in April, granting him the ability to veto any proposed trade.
Alden Gonzalez said that Arizona has not formally discussed a trade involving Marte and will wait for an offer that satisfies the organization before beginning those conversations. The Diamondbacks previously shopped Marte last winter without finding a suitable deal. The club also dealt with a regular-season absence when Marte left the team without permission during an August series in Boston.
Arizona finished its recent campaign missing the postseason for three consecutive seasons, prompting evaluations of the core group that reached the World Series in 2023.
“I think we probably need to reimagine what the team’s going to look like moving forward, short and long term,” Hazen said, according to The Boston Globe. “We need to do a better job offensively of hitting righthanded pitching, and we need to rebuild the bullpen,” Diamondbacks president of baseball operations Mike Hazen said.
The team finished with 86 wins, following previous records of 84, 89, and 80 victories over a four-year span.
The Orioles pursue second-base production after Jackson Holliday and Jeremiah Jackson combined for a .629 OPS, a .277 on-base percentage, and 17 home runs last season. Other clubs have directed inquiries toward Arizona’s younger players who reached the major leagues during the 2026 season.
