Willson Contreras And Ketel Marte Earn Weekly MLB Honors

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Willson Contreras And Ketel Marte Earn Weekly MLB Honors

Contreras and Marte were named MLB’s Players of the Week after scorching performances at the plate. Boston’s Willson Contreras hit .458 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI during the week, while Arizona’s Ketel Marte batted an incredible .536 with 3 homers and 12 RBI. Both stars helped carry their clubs with some of baseball’s hottest offensive stretches.

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