Diamondbacks place Ketel Marte on 10-day injured list

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte has been placed on the 10-day injured list with left knee inflammation, ending a week of confusion and speculation surrounding his sudden absence from the team. The move, announced Thursday, comes after Marte failed to show up for Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox, an incident that initially baffled the organization and led to his placement on the restricted list.

Mete and his agent met with general manager Mike Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo on Thursday in Scottsdale, Arizona. Following the meeting, Marte received an MRI that revealed inflammation in his left knee and was given an injection to address the issue. Hazen described the conversation as productive but declined to share specifics about the discussion. "We discussed the last week. That, obviously, I'm not going to get into," Hazen said. "He'll talk to his teammates at some point and we'll go from there."

The situation began when Marte traveled with the team to Boston but did not report to Fenway Park for Monday's game. Lovullo said he spoke to Marte that day but received no clarity, leaving the manager scrambling to finalize a lineup just minutes before first...