Diamondbacks make Ketel Marte decision after face-to-face meeting following bizarre no-show

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Key points

• After the 2025 All-Star Break, Marte did not attend the first three games, instead opting to head back to the Dominican Republic while dealing with a robbery.
• Marte and his agent met with manager Torey Lovullo and Hazen on Thursday, per MLB.com, resulting in Marte receiving an MRI which indicated inflammation.
• The bizarre situation began when Marte no-showed Monday's game against the Red Sox despite having traveled to Boston with the team.
• From restricted to injured – no one knows what's going on in Arizona with Ketel Marte.
• "I'm not gonna get into specifics, " Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen remarked Thursday, according to MLB.com.

In practice, the Diamondbacks' star second baseman. This person did not show up for a game Monday in a situation that baffled the team, has now been placed on the injured list with an apparent left knee injury.

Marte received an injection for left knee inflammation, per MLB.com, and the hope is he can return from the injured list in the minimum 10 days.

"I'm not gonna get into specifics, " Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen remarked Thursday, according to MLB.com. "I feel like the conversation and session was productive. We discussed the last week. That, obviously, I'm not going to obtain into. He'll talk to his teammates at some point and we'll go from there."

Marte was originally put on the restricted list as the team tried to sort out why he didn't show up to Fenway Park for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

There has been a lack of information throughout this ordeal, with even team CEO Derrick Hall describing it as a "complete mystery" and "bizarre."

But the team and Marte are finally settling on an injury for why Marte isn't playing.

Meanwhile, the bizarre situation began when Marte no-showed Monday's game against the Red Sox despite having traveled to Boston with the team.

Lovullo remarked Monday he spoke to Marte that day received no clarity on the situation, and the Diamondbacks did not fill out a lineup card until the highly last minute as they scrambled to replace him. He initially called Marte's situation a "personal issue."

In practice, a personal matter is different from an injury, though, and Hall observed how this is the second time the team has dealt with questions regarding Marte's whereabouts.

Marte remarked to journalists through an interpreter at the time that he was "frustrated" and "in a bad spot" after his house was burglarized that week. Lovullo observed, though, that those absences weren't considered no-shows.

Even with Marte now on injured list with an official injury, plenty of questions still remain.

His absence is backdated to Thursday since players placed on the restricted list cannot be retroactively placed on the IL.

In short, diamondbacks make Ketel Marte decision after face-to-face meeting following bizarre no is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.