Opening Day 2024 fan predictions as Diamondbacks play Rockies
On Opening Day for Major League Baseball, fans talk as the Arizona Diamondbacks play the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field in Phoenix on March 28, 2024.
Republic staff
The Arizona Diamondbacks were probably not going to rally from a 5-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning on Wednesday.
But Ketel Marte’s lack of hustle made it so that the team didn’t have a chance.
With one out in the inning, Marte grounded into a game-ending double play in the series finale in St. Louis when he trotted down the first base line when it appeared he would have been safe had he run it out.
The Diamondbacks fell to 12-14 on the season with the loss, also losing two of the three games against the Cardinals in St. Louis.
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Social media slammed Ketel Marte for his lack of hustle on the play:
Some, however, did not have a problem with Ketel Marte’s apparent lack of hustle on the play:
What do you make of Ketel Marte’s effort on the play?
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