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What personal milestones could be reached by the Diamondbacks this season?

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Introduction For the past couple of years, I have tried to compile lists of individual player milestones that might be reached during the season. Those lists have included Eugenio Suarez successfully reaching 300 career home runs and Torey Lovullo’s elusive attempts to return to a winning record as a manager. I find it fascinating to […]

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 30: Ketel Marte #4 of the Arizona Diamondbacks runs to second base during the first inning of the home opener against the Detroit Tigers at Chase Field on March 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the Tigers 9-6. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) | Getty Images Introduction For the past couple of years , I have tried to compile lists of individual player milestones that might be reached during the season.

Those lists have included Eugenio Suarez successfully reaching 300 career home runs and Torey Lovullo’s elusive attempts to return to a winning record as a manager. I find it fascinating to see how close (or far) players are to certain big, round-number milestones in their career. I love that baseball is one of the most team-focused sports we have, but I still think it’s worth focusing on the individual from time to time so we can remind ourselves of the kinds of individual goals that players may have.

As always, these milestones are not comprehensive, are not listed in any particular order, and are primarily centered on milestones that would make for nice headlines. And since the team is only four games (and counting) into the campaign, I thought a check in at the beginning of the year would be an appropriate way to start the year’s column. Ketel Marte slamming his 200th career home run Arguably one of the best second basemen in the game and inarguably the team’s leader on and off the field, Marte has been an incredible offensive force over the last three years.

In that span , he’s posted a . 283/. 368/.

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