Marte, who has mostly been a secondbaseman over the last few years, has been one of the premier players in the National League going all the way back to 2018. While he's only made three All-Star appearances since then, he's also been worth more than 2.0 bWAR five times since he joined Arizona in 2017. He also seems to be getting better with age, winning back to back Silver Slugger awards,
When Marte returned to the game, and was up at bat, the White Sox displayed the message "The White Sox Community Supports Ketel Marte," which elicited thunderous applause from the audience.