Ketel Marte's unexplained absence gets stranger as Diamondbacks fight for NL wild card spot

One of the weirdest stories of the 2026 Major League Baseball season just keeps getting weirder.

The Arizona Diamondbacks had a tough start to the year, but have battled back to put themselves squarely in postseason contention. Led by Corbin Carroll, Geraldo Perdomo, Gabriel Moreno and a resurgent Nolan Arenado, the Diamondbacks as of Wednesday afternoon found themselves just 1.5 games out of the third wild card spot in the National League.

Importantly, they finish out the season with three games against the team they're chasing...