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

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.

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.

The Arizona Diamondbacks just lost three of four to the Colorado Rockies, but attention has been focused on second baseman Ketel Marte, and the team's reported