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Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> star Ketel Marte\u2019s strange week took another turn on Friday.<\/p>\n

Marte began his week by failing to show up to Fenway Park for the team\u2019s game against the Boston Red Sox<\/a> on Monday and was scratched from the lineup minutes before first pitch. He was then placed on the restricted list and seemingly had no contact with the team until Thursday.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Marte and team officials reportedly had a lengthy meeting, after which the Diamondbacks placed the 32-year-old on the injured list with left knee inflammation.<\/p>\n

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Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks runs off the field after the second inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 31, 2026. (Jason Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Friday, while the Diamondbacks were playing the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> at Chase Field, Marte was spotted by fans gambling at Talking Stick Resort, a casino. In one video, Marte is shown at the tables while the Reds-Diamondbacks game was on a TV nearby.<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was asked about Marte\u2019s casino run after the team\u2019s 9-0 win.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s free to do whatever he wants,” Lovullo told reporters postgame. “That\u2019s how I look at it. As long as he wakes up tomorrow morning and posts, and gets his work done at Salt River, which I am certain he will, that\u2019s all that matters to me right now.”<\/p>\n

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Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks bats during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, on May 30, 2026. (Maddy Grassy\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The reason for Marte\u2019s absence is not yet known publicly. The Diamondbacks are one game back of the San Diego Padres<\/a> for the final Wild Card spot in the National League and will be forced to battle without Marte for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel said there is no explanation for what is going on with Marte.<\/p>\n

“For us to go where we want to go, we\u2019ve got to have him here,” Ginkel said before the game, according to The Athletic.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks looks on before the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, on May 30, 2026. (Maddy Grassy\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s disappointing how the things that happened happened. There\u2019s really no explanation for it.”<\/p>\n

Marte, who has spent the last 10 seasons with the Diamondbacks and is one of the best players in franchise history, is a key cog in the team\u2019s lineup. In 118 games this year, he has a .249 batting average with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs.<\/p>\n

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The Diamondbacks (68-61) will look to continue their postseason push when they play the Reds (61-68) in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday at 8:10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n