{"id":1022168,"date":"2026-08-25T01:42:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T01:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1022168\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T01:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T01:42:26","slug":"ketel-marte-could-return-to-diamondbacks-roughly-2-weeks-after-strange-disappearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1022168\/","title":{"rendered":"Ketel Marte could return to Diamondbacks roughly 2 weeks after strange disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX<\/strong> \u2013 The Arizona Diamondbacks hope three-time All-Star Ketel Marte will return to their lineup next week, roughly two weeks after his unexpected disappearance from the team<\/a> before a game in Boston.<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Monday the team’s plan is for the second baseman to return for a home series against the Philadelphia Phillies, which starts on Aug. 31. Marte was initially put on the restricted list after his disappearance, but then moved to the 10-day injured list with mild inflammation in his left knee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s what we’re thinking about,\u201d Lovullo said. \u201cI think that will be the 10th day or the 11th day, so there is definitely a strategy to get him back on the field, get him healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lovullo said Marte started taking batting practice Monday at the team’s facility in Scottsdale and hitting coach Joe Mather was encouraged by the veteran’s progress.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old Marte still hasn’t addressed his teammates about why he left them in the middle of a playoff race. The D-backs came into Monday’s game against the Chicago Cubs with a 69-62 record, two games behind the San Diego Padres for the final National League wild-card spot.<\/p>\n

It’s the second straight year Marte has gone AWOL from the team. Last season, he went on the restricted list when his home in Arizona was broken into during the All-Star break. He missed three games<\/a> after flying back to his home in the Dominican Republic and later apologized for his absence.<\/p>\n

Lovullo said Marte is very private and the team would figure out the right time for him to address his teammates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re trying to create the softest space for him to re-emerge back in this environment,\u201d Lovullo said. “That’s up to him however he wants to do it. I cannot force a human being to do something that I want to do, or anybody in this room wants to do, or a fan wants to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things that makes Ketel such an extraordinary player is he goes to the beat of his own drum. I respect that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lovullo also addressed the concern that Marte might receive a less-than-warm reception from D-backs fans when he returns.<\/p>\n

\u201cKetel is a very loving young man,\u201d Lovullo said. \u201cI don’t want (booing) to happen. I understand it’s a possibility it could happen, but we’ll all rally around him.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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