Diamondbacks not looking to trade Ketel Marte
Many Diamondbacks followers grew anxious there was a rift between Ketel Marte and Arizona when the star second baseman wiped his Instagram feed nearly totally over the weekend.
As of Monday morning, the Diamondbacks are not looking to trade Marte, Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro said.
Marte, who was beforehand very lively on Instagram, deleted all posts however one, together with these associated to the Diamondbacks and others that have been not.
The solely remaining post is from June 11 with a caption that, when translated from Spanish, reads: “God first and foremost I love you God thank you for everything.” Comments have been restricted on the submit.
“…how he’s doing. Everything is in a good spot. I know that that everyone to make make some drama that’s taking place here. It’s nothing like it seems.”
— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) July 27, 2026
Arizona followers might bear in mind when former Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray scrubbed his own Instagram page of team-related content material and unfollowed the Cardinals throughout their contract extension talks forward of the 2022 season that in the end resulted in a five-year, $230.5 million deal.
Marte leads all Diamondbacks this season with 19 dwelling runs and 104 hits. He’s one behind Corbin Carroll and Geraldo Perdomo for the crew lead in video games performed at 101 out of 106.
“…And he’s having a tremendous year. He’s playing every day, and he’s a really good baseball player…I just know that he is a great baseball player. He’s going to help us win a lot of baseball games.” (2/2)
— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) July 27, 2026
He has been within the thick of trade rumors as just lately as last offseasonwhich adopted scrutiny towards his journey away from the crew after the 2025 All-Star break. TO report from Bob Nightengale In June prompt members of the group have been nonetheless pissed off with him.
Because of Marte’s 10-and-5 rights (10 years in MLB, 5 on the identical membership) that kicked in in the beginning of this season, he has a full no-trade clause that may permit him to veto a deal.
He beforehand had a restricted no-trade clause that reportedly included the next 5 groups: New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Athletics.
The MLB trade deadline is on Aug. 3.
