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    Mets’ Starling Marte has impactful Game 5 after making trade with fan

    By Mark W. Sanchez,

    17 hours ago

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    Few play to the fans more than Starling Marte, who interacts with plenty in right field and usually has a good time.

    Rarely do those fans give back, though.

    Late in Friday’s 12-6, Game 5 win of the NLCS over the Dodgers at Citi Field, a boy caught Marte’s attention.

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    Starling Marte hits an RBI single during the eighth inning of the Mets’ 12-6 win over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS on Oct. 18, 2024. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

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    During the warmups before an inning, Marte threw a ball to the young fan, who traded that ball for a necklace.

    Marte put it on and kept it on as he stepped to the plate in the eighth inning.

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    “In my next at-bat, I ended up getting a hit there,” Marte, through interpreter Alan Suriel, said of his RBI single in the eighth. “I kind of just kept looking at him. So I just kept it. But it was a really special moment.”

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    Francisco Lindor (left) celebrates with Starling Marte after the final out of the ninth inning in the Mets’ Game 6 win. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

    On this night, any good luck charms Marte might have been using earlier worked, too.

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    The right fielder smacked three doubles, drove in three runs and scored once.

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    Starling Marte reacts after hitting a double during the first inning of the Mets’ Game 5 victory. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

    If this was the final game Marte plays at Citi Field this season, he provided one more moment for fans near right field.

    “Usually in the eighth inning, I start to throw the balls to fans because I want the kids to go with a little memory,” Marte said.

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