Starling Marte Concussion Negative, Hit In Helmet By Pitch

Starling Marte‘s second spring training game of the season was cut short in the fifth inning on Sunday. He was struck by a 93 MPH fastball from Rays’ pitcher Elvin Rodriguez on the top of the helmet. Luckily, Marte immediately walked off the field under his own power. He was replaced on first base by Omar De Los Santos.

The Mets provided an update on their right fielder toward the end of the game. Luckily, the initial evaluation for a concussion came back negative. He will be reevaluated tomorrow. First impression is it appears he escaped uninjured.

This was only Marte’s second spring game of the season. He got a late start due to his recovering from the groin surgery he had in November of 2022. Marte went 2-for-2 with a double and home run in his first spring game while playing right field. On Sunday, the 34-year-old was 0-for-2 with a strikeout before being hit by the pitch.