Diamondbacks Place Ketel Marte on Restricted List After No-Show at Fenway Park

The Diamondbacks placed Ketel Marte on the restricted list ahead of Monday’s game against the Red Sox, calling up Jose Fernandez from Triple A Reno in a corresponding move.

According to multiple reports, Marte was a no-show at Fenway Park before Monday’s game, despite initially being included in the team’s lineup as the designated hitter. According to Nick Piecoro of AZ Central, Marte is “doing OK physically, he just didn’t show up to the ballpark.” Marte reportedly arrived in Boston with the rest of the team, and the Diamondbacks expected him to play on Monday until he ultimately never showed at the stadium.

In what was an unusual move, Arizona withheld its official lineup announcement until around 10 minutes before first pitch on Monday, at which point it was revealed that Marte would not be playing and that he’d been placed on the restricted list.

A player can be placed on the restricted list by their team due to unexcused absences, as well as personal or non-baseball related reasons. While on the restricted list, a player won’t be paid, nor will they incur any service time.

This incident occurred just more than a year after Marte was away from the team following last season’s All-Star break, when he flew back home to the Dominican Republic after his home in Scottsdale was burglarized. Marte was away from the team for three games and issued a public apology for his absence after returning to the team.

The cause for his absence from Monday’s game remains unclear, but he won’t be available for the opener of a critical road series against the Red Sox. Arizona is 66–59 on the season and sits one game behind the Padres in the National League Wild Card race.

This season, Marte has played in 118 games for the Diamondbacks and owns a .760 OPS with 21 home runs, 67 RBIs and 78 strikeouts. He’s in the second season of a six-year, $105 million contract with Arizona that runs through the 2030 season.

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