Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte has opened up in regards to the housebreaking that came about at his residence over the All-Star break.
After Sunday’s 5-3 win over the Cardinals, Marte shared that over $400,000 price of things had been stolen from his residence in Scottsdale final Tuesday, and that he came upon in regards to the theft whereas at his resort in Atlanta, the place he performed within the All-Star Recreation at Truist Subject.
“Not good to know you lose around $400,000,” Marte stated via a translator, “but you just gotta move on.”
After the incident, the AP reported that numerous private objects and items of bijou had been stolen, and that there had been indicators of compelled entry.
Nobody was at Marte’s residence on the time of the incident, police stated.
The Diamondbacks positioned Marte on the restricted checklist Friday, and the 31-year-old didn’t play in Arizona’s three-game collection in opposition to the Cardinals.
“He’s dealing with a personal issue, so he asked for some time off, time away, just to get grounded and get himself back to where he can come back here and play and be a force for us,” Diamondbacks supervisor Torey Lovullo stated Friday. “So it’s kind of a day-to-day situation.”
Marte, a second baseman, stated he’ll return to the lineup as a DH Monday night time in opposition to the Astros.
The housebreaking is a part of a troublesome stretch for the three-time All-Star.
Marte broke down crying on the sphere in a June 24 sport in opposition to the White Sox when a heckler made feedback about his late mom, Elpidia Valdez, who died in a 2017 automobile crash within the Dominican Republic.
“What happened was in the seventh inning, I came to bat. I’m ready at the plate and I hear this fan shouting. He was on top of the dugout,” Marte stated afterward in an interview with “Danny Beisbol,” as translated by subtitles. “He yelled at me, saying stuff about my mom. He was like, ‘I sent your mom a text last night.’ When everything happened with my mom, I was here in Chicago. I was in this city.”
On the sphere, Marte is having fun with a formidable season, boasting a .290 common and 164 OPS+ with 19 residence runs and 40 RBIs.
