The Arizona Diamondbacks opened the second half of the season with out one in all their two superstars. Second baseman Ketel Marte, who hit third for the NL within the All-Star Recreation and doubled house two runs within the first inning in opposition to Cy Younger winner Tarik Skubal, was positioned on the restricted checklist Friday.
Studies earlier within the week indicated that Marte’s house had been the location of a housebreaking, too, and there’s a connection between the 2 issues right here. Via MLB.com:
Marte’s house within the Phoenix space was burglarized whereas he was away on the All-Star Recreation, and Diamondbacks supervisor Torey Lovullo intimated that was the explanation that Marte requested him for a “couple of days” off.
“He requested for a while off, time away, simply to get grounded and get himself again to the place he can come again right here and play and be a drive,” Lovullo stated. “So it is type of a day-to-day scenario. I’ve had restricted contact with him.”
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“Everyone knows what he is coping with,” Lovullo stated, referring to the housebreaking. “It has been unlucky. I believe he retreats slightly bit when he will get upset, and I respect that area, and I’ll give him that area.”
Marte, 31, is hitting .290/.394/.567 (165 OPS+) with 13 doubles, 19 homers, 40 RBI, 52 runs and three.1 WAR in 68 video games for Arizona this season. He is now a three-time All-Star and he completed third in NL MVP voting final season.
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The Diamondbacks opened their second half with out Marte by successful, 7-3, over the Cardinals. The D-backs are actually 48-50 this season, sitting on the periphery of the NL playoff image.