It's late summer, which means there is once again confusion around the Arizona Diamondbacks and the status of their star second baseman, Ketel Marte.
The mercurial veteran was set to play on Monday against the Boston Red Sox, but did not show up at Fenway Park for the game. Marte's absence led to a delay in the D'Backs' lineup announcement and a tense postgame scene. Manager Torey Lovullo, with tears in his eyes, expressed support for the player while stating the team would keep Marte's situation "private."
Late Monday night, Arizona Sports radio host John Gambadoro reported that Marte had been seen Sunday at Arizona's team hotel bar around 11 p.m. And by morning, Marte had been placed on the restricted list and was reportedly headed back to Phoenix for an MRI on his knee.
Much is still unknown about what caused Marte to miss the game, how the miscommunication between Marte and the team occurred, and the nature of Marte's knee injury. D'Backs fans, though, are used to these sorts of situations around their baseball star.
Exactly a year ago, another Arizona Sports host, Dan Bickley, defended the station's reporting on teammates' frustration with Marte's constant time off. The second baseman has somewhat inexplicably missed games in each of the past four seasons, including the entire first series after the 2025 All-Star break, when his Dominican Republic home was reportedly burglarized.
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The mercurial veteran was set to play on Monday against the Boston Red Sox, but did not show up at Fenway Park for the game. Marte's absence led to a delay in the D'Backs' lineup announcement and a tense postgame scene. Manager Torey Lovullo, with tears in his eyes, expressed support for the player while stating the team would keep Marte's situation "private."
Late Monday night, Arizona Sports radio host John Gambadoro reported that Marte had been seen Sunday at Arizona's team hotel bar around 11 p.m. And by morning, Marte had been placed on the restricted list and was reportedly headed back to Phoenix for an MRI on his knee.
Much is still unknown about what caused Marte to miss the game, how the miscommunication between Marte and the team occurred, and the nature of Marte's knee injury. D'Backs fans, though, are used to these sorts of situations around their baseball star.
Exactly a year ago, another Arizona Sports host, Dan Bickley, defended the station's reporting on teammates' frustration with Marte's constant time off. The second baseman has somewhat inexplicably missed games in each of the past four seasons, including the entire first series after the 2025 All-Star break, when his Dominican Republic home was reportedly burglarized.
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