Overview
- Marte failed to report for the Diamondbacks’ game in Boston on Monday and was placed on MLB’s restricted list when the team could not reach him.
- After returning to Phoenix for an MRI that showed left‑knee inflammation, Marte received an injection and met with GM Mike Hazen, manager Torey Lovullo and his agent before the club transferred him from the restricted list to the 10‑day injured list on Thursday.
- Because he was on the restricted list, the IL stint cannot be backdated and will begin on the day of the transfer, requiring him to miss at least 10 days.
- Club leaders and teammates expressed frustration over the lack of communication — Lovullo said he felt “betrayed” and president Derrick Hall called the episode a “complete mystery” — even as the team described the Thursday meeting as productive.
- Marte is a core bat for Arizona this season with 21 home runs and a .760 OPS and his absence comes as the Diamondbacks sit one game behind the final NL wild‑card spot, while social photos of him at a local casino during a rehab day have intensified public scrutiny and strained clubhouse trust.