Ketel Marte on Monday addressed criticism in a recent story in the Arizona Republic newspaper that he asks for too many days off and that by doing so he has irritated some of his teammates and coaches.

Torey Lovullo began his press conference on Monday by addressing the elephant in the room. Just before Lovullo spoke, Ketel Marte had addressed the media for the first time since the article last week came out detailing player and team personnel frustrations over his absence surrounding the All-Star break.

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.

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is facing backlash after unexpected news surfaced on three-time All-Star Ketel Marte.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo used a parenting metaphor to explain his relationship with Ketel Marte in response to a report that the infielder’s time-off requests were ruffling on the team.

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.

After so much drama and talk surrounding D-backs' Ketel Marte, the ongoing distraction could be costly near the top of the organization.

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