Ketel Marte frustrating Diamondbacks by opting to take days off with trade deadline looming: report

Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star 2nd baseman Ketel Marte has reportedly been frustrating radical wrong the enactment with the MLB commercialized deadline looming.

Marte, a switch-hitter with powerfulness from some sides of the plate, is idiosyncratic Arizona has tried to commercialized this past wintertime contempt his endowment and six-year hold that kicked successful this season.

But USA TODAY reported Marte "continues to frustrate segments of the enactment by opting to instrumentality days off." Most recently, Marte decided to beryllium for past week’s crippled against the Los Angeles Dodgers, wherever superstar Shohei Ohtani was pitching, and helium past proceeded to deed a walk-off location tally the adjacent time for the D-Backs.

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Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks looks connected earlier the crippled against the Seattle Mariners astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle, Washington, connected May 30, 2026. (Maddy Grassy/Getty Images)

The crushed for Marte missing the crippled past Wednesday was a substance of his determination arsenic good arsenic the 2nd baseman dealing with lower-back and hamstring ailments, per Arizona Sports. Marte didn’t privation to hazard immoderate further injury.

"We’re each human, and we each request a time present and there," Marte said done a translator pursuing the walk-off homer helium deed connected Thursday’s game.

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This besides isn’t caller for Marte, who created immoderate hostility successful the clubhouse owed to absences and off-day requests adjacent the All-Star break. It was reported that Marte’s teammates didn’t admit trying to clip his off-days, starring to an apology aboriginal on.

Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks bats during the archetypal inning against the Seattle Mariners astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle, Washington, connected May 30, 2026. (Maddy Grassy/Getty Images)

With Marte being progressive successful commercialized rumors successful the past, they volition surely prime up with MLB’s commercialized deadline scheduled for Aug. 3 this year. It’s aboriginal than usual, but with teams dealing with injuries arsenic good arsenic trying to bolster their lineups, rotations and bullpens, players with Marte’s endowment volition surely pb to calls to those successful the Arizona beforehand office.

Marte should beryllium sold astatine a precocious price, if astatine all, fixed helium is nether declaration done the 2030 run astatine a comparatively debased terms aft signing his six-year, $116.5 cardinal contract. He besides has a subordinate enactment for the 2031 season, wherever helium volition beryllium property 37.

While 2nd basal is his accustomed spot connected the field, Marte has played shortstop arsenic good arsenic halfway tract successful his 12-year career. The Dominican Republic merchandise has earned 3 All-Star nods, including each of the past 2 seasons.

Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates aft hitting a two-run location tally against the Colorado Rockies during the 4th inning astatine Chase Field successful Phoenix, Ariz., connected May 23, 2026. (Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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This year, Marte is slashing .250/.304/.450 with a .754 OPS — the lowest people since his 2022 run successful Arizona (.727). He has deed 11 homers, driven successful 37 runs and scored 37 times crossed 60 games.     

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