D-backs manager Torey Lovullo was asked prior to Friday’s game against the Rockies at Coors Field about an Arizona Republic report stating that “teammates and others in the organization have quietly grumbled about \[Ketel Marte's\] propensity to ask for days off.

Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo jumped into his manager's postgame press conference after Sunday's loss to plead with media members to leave Ketel Marte alone.

The Arizona Diamondbacks went into full-blown damage control trying to defuse the escalating criticism of All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte.

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte responded to reported criticism from his teammates about him asking for too many days off.According to the report, D-Backs players and other members of the organization were bothered by Marte missing three games after his house was burglarized during the All-Star break.