Starling Marte shared some truly awful news on Monday.
Marte disclosed via social media that his wife Noelia died due to a heart attack.
According to Jon Heyman, Noelia broke her ankle and was in the hospital awaiting surgery when she died.
This is just terrible news.
Marte, 31, was traded by Pittsburgh to Arizona in January. He has played eight seasons for the Pirates and hit a career-high 23 home runs with 82 RBIs and an .845 OPS.
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