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Kansas City has reached an agreement with veteran outfielder Starling Marte, according to multiple reports emerging Saturday.<\/p>

Financial details of the deal have not been revealed, and the agreement remains subject to Marte passing a physical examination.<\/p>

The 37-year-old veteran posted a .270 batting average while contributing nine home runs and 34 RBIs across 98 games during his final season in New York. Marte concluded a four-year stint with the Mets after initially joining the organization on a four-year, $78 million deal before the 2022 season.<\/p>

Throughout his 14-year major league career, the two-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award recipient has maintained a .285 batting average while accumulating 163 home runs, 667 RBIs, and 361 stolen bases. His professional journey has taken him through organizations including the Pittsburgh Pirates (2012-20), Arizona Diamondbacks (2020), Miami Marlins (2020-21), Oakland Athletics (2021), and most recently the New York Mets (2022-25).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Veteran outfielder Starling Marte has reached a deal with the Kansas City Royals, according to multiple reports Saturday. The 37-year-old spent the last four seasons with the New York Mets and brings 14 years of MLB experience to his new team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1772313397358.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7Gi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51409,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/cincinnati-reds-send-outfielder-noelvi-marte-down-to-triple-a-after-poor-start\/","url_meta":{"origin":29530,"position":0},"title":"Cincinnati Reds Send Outfielder Noelvi Marte Down to Triple-A After Poor Start","author":"Admin","date":"April 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Cincinnati Reds have sent right fielder Noelvi Marte to their Triple-A affiliate following a disappointing start to the season. 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