D-backs manager Lovullo: Marte returns to Phoenix for knee testing, hopeful he can play again in ’26

BOSTON (AP) – Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo remarked he has been informed that Ketel Marte traveled back to Phoenix for tests on his left knee and was a bit surprised at the lack of communication with the All-Star second baseman.

Key points

• Arizona placed the 32-year-old Marte on the restricted list Monday, the second time in as plenty of seasons the D-backs have done so.
• Asked if he thought Marte would play for Arizona again this year, Lovullo remarked he hoped so.
• Lovullo remarked he spoke to Marte on Monday trying to find out what was going on without getting any answers.
• "We need him, " Lovullo remarked before Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

Asked if he thought Marte would play for Arizona again this year, Lovullo remarked he hoped so. A three-time All-Star, Marte is hitting.249 with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs over 118 games this season.

"We need him, " Lovullo remarked before Tuesday's game against the Red Sox. "He's one of the best players in the National League as far as I'm concerned."

Marte failed to show up for Arizona's 11-1 loss at Boston on Monday night in what Lovullo remarked was a crazy day as Marte deals with a personal problem. Lovullo remarked he spoke to Marte on Monday trying to find out what was going on without getting any answers.

For now, d-backs manager Lovullo: Marte returns to Phoenix for knee testing, hopeful he remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.