Former Pirates outfielder Starling Marte is making history in Oakland.
In his first 15 games for the Athletics, Marte has 26 hits.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau that matches “the most hits any player has had in his first 15 games with the team with the franchise moved west in 1968.”
Prior to 1968, the A’s were in Philadelphia.
Infielder Adam Kennedy accomplished the same feat for the A’s in 2009.
Since joining Oakland, Marte is batting .382 with four doubles, two homeruns and 11 RBI with a .946 on base percentage.
Marte was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in early 2020 from the Pirates in exchange for right handed pitcher Brennan Malone and shortstop Liover Peguero.
Peguero is currently the Pirates 4th prospect in their system, according to MLB.com. He’s currently playing in High-A Greensboro.
Malone is 8th, pitching in the Pirates’ rookie Florida Complex League.