The Diamondbacks announced that sustained a left hamstring strain in this evenings win over the Nationals. The star second baseman pulled up lame as he ran out a first-inning double. He left the game immediately and was replaced by pinch-runner . Manager Torey Lovullo suggested postgame that Marte was likely headed to the 10-day injured list (h/t to Teoscar Hernandez Jersey ). The team will presumably have a better idea of how long hell be out as he goes through testing over the next couple days. Any absence is a significant blow on the heels of Martes first top-three MVP finish. The two-time All-Star drilled 36 home runs with a .292/.372/.560 slash en route to a Silver Slugger award last season. Marte had been out to a strong start this year. Todays double pushed him to 9-26 on the young season. He has drawn six walks while only striking out four times. The injury comes two days after Marte signed an that added four years and $64MM while deferring a decent chunk of salary to give the team more payroll flexibility in the short term. Hampson is the only backup infielder on the active roster. Hes a light-hitting utility player who posted a .230/.275/.300 line over 113 games for the Royals last season. has been down since February because of an oblique strain. and are on the 40-man roster if the D-Backs want to promote a backup infielder while drawing Hampson into the lineup at second base. The higher-upside play would be to promote top prospect , who hasnt appeared in the majors since a late-season call in 2023. Lawlar mi sed most of last season to injury. There wasnt a path to everyday playing time behind Marte, and , so the D-Backs optioned him back to Triple-A Reno to begin the season. Hes hitting .273 without a home run through his first six games. Primarily a shortstop, Lawlar made his third start of the season at second base in Renos game tonight. He has also made one start at third base and three at shortstop. Bill Buckner Jersey