Primarily a shortstop coming up, Marte has played almost exclusively at third base at Louisville. Reds manager David Bell told reporters Saturday afternoon Marte will play third base every day. He was not in the lineup for Saturday night’s game vs. the Blue Jays.
🚨 ANNOUNCING NOELVI MARTE 🚨⁰⁰Welcome to The Show, @MarteNoelvi‼️ pic.twitter.com/F07dzm9yn8
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 19, 2023
Marte is the latest rookie added to the Reds roster, joining infielders Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, Spencer Steer and Christian Encarnacion-Strand and pitchers Andrew Abbott and Brandon Williamson.
The Cincinnati #Reds are calling up Noelvi Marte from Triple-A Louisville. Here's a 464-foot home run he hit a few weeks ago for the Bats pic.twitter.com/rSuKkJVbiQ
— Redleg Nation (@redlegnation) August 19, 2023
Marte spent part of the 2022 season with the Dayton Dragons after being traded to the Reds from Seattle last summer as part of the Luis Castillo trade at the deadline.
To make room for Marte, the Reds place infielder Kevin Newman on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain.
The Reds entered play Saturday tied with the Miami Marlins for the third wild card in the National League. The Reds were two games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central standings to start the day.
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