Ketel Marte met with reporters on Monday, Aug. 18, and apologized for being away from the team for multiple games after the All-Star break.

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.