On November 5, 2010, Marte was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus, removing him from the 40-man roster, thus making him eligible to become a free agent. Return to the minor leagues On December 1, 2010, Marte signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He played for the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League in 2011. Unable to find a contract, Marte sat out the 2012 season. He began the 2013 season with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent baseball league. Marte signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on August 6, 2013. He played for the Salt Lake Bees of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. Arizona Diamondbacks Marte signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on December 13, 2013. He began the 2014 season with the Reno Aces of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. The Diamondbacks promoted Marte to the major leagues on July 31, 2014, and homered in his first at-bat with the team, a pinch-hit against Jeff Locke of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was designated for assignment on August 7, when the Diamondbacks promoted Jake Lamb. Marte returned to Reno and elected free agency in October 2014. Marte's final plate appearance was a pinch-hit appearance in the 9th inning of a game on August 6, 2014 against the Kansas City Royals; Marte and the Royals' starter that day, Yordano Ventura, both died in unrelated car accidents on the same day in 2017. Korean League Marte spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the KT Wiz of the KBO League. Death Marte was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic on January 22, 2017. He was 33, and left behind four sons. Between San Francisco de Macorís and Pimentel, Marte had crashed into a house. Marte, who in the Dominican Republic was a team member of the Águilas Cibaeñas, died the same day as Yordano Ventura, who died in a separate car crash in the Dominican Republic at the age of 25. See also List of baseball players who died during their careers List of people from the Dominican Republic References External links Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization 1983 births 2017 deaths Arizona Diamondbacks players Atlanta Braves players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Cleveland Indians players Danville Braves players Dominican Republic