Starling Javier Marte was born October 9, 1988 in Santo Domingo, D.R.

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Starling Marte is 6'2", 180 lbs

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Outfielder Starling Marte bats and throws right

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Starling's league-leading 177 hits in 2011 set a new Altoona Curve single-season franchise record

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HOUSTON TX - JULY 29: Starling Marte #6 of the Pittsburgh Pirates breaks his bat as he singles in the fifth inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 29, 2012 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Starling was selected as the 2011 Eastern League Rookie of the Year

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HOUSTON, TX - JULY 26: Starling Marte #6 of the Pittsburgh Pirates receives a high five from Neil Walker #18 of the Pittsburgh Pirates after hitting a home run in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 26, 2012 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Starling's .332 batting average won him the 2011 Eastern League Battle Title

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Starling signed with the Bucs as a non-drafted free agent on January 4, 2007

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Starling's homered on his first major league pitch (against Dallas Kuechel of the Astros on July 26, 2012)

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Starling is only the 3rd Bucco to homer in first at-bat. Don Leppert did it in 1961.

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Starling is the only Pirate to homer on his first major league pitch since Walter Mueller did it in 1922!

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