Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo in the dugout before the first pitch of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
\n\nArizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte looks on during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
\n\nArizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte reacts after hitting a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
\n\nArizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte (4) against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug 7, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
\n\nArizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo looks on after a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
\n\nPHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks are in the middle of a sizzling playoff race with 34 games remaining as of Friday, trying to eliminate distractions and play their best baseball as they work to return to the postseason for the first time since 2023.
\n\nKetel Marte has made that basically impossible.
\n\nFour days after the…
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