Starling Marte wears necklace from fan, gets his 4th hit in Mets’ NLCS win over Dodgers

By The Associated Press
New York Mets' Starling Marte hits a RBI-single against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning in Game 5 of a baseball NL Championship Series, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Adam Hunger]

NEW YORK (AP) — Starling Marte walked to the plate with a gift — from a 12-year-old fan. Batting with runners at the corners in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the NL Championship Series, Marte wore an orange-white-and-blue necklace handed to him by a 12-year-old boy. Marte delivered an RBI single for his fourth hit and third RBI of the game in a 12-6 New York Mets victory over the Dodgers that forced a Game 6 in Los Angeles.

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