PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte is having one of the best seasons of his career on the field.

That hasn't stopped a fair amount of criticism for the Arizona Diamondbacks slugger off of it.

The All-Star second baseman apologized through an interpreter Monday for missing three games following the All-Star break after flying back to his home in the Dominican Republic — a situation that has apparently been festering in the clubhouse over the past month.

The 31-year-old said he initially expected to return to Phoenix immediately following the break but was “frustrated” and “in a bad spot” after he learned his residence in Scottsdale, Arizona, had been burglarized during the break , according to the interpreter.

The D-backs were playing a crucial stretch of games — fighting for playoff position

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