Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte, reportedly under fire from within and without the Diamondbacks’ clubhouse, issued an apology on Monday for missing games this year.

Marte has sat out 33 games throughout the season, including the first three after the All-Star break. While Marte was participating for the National League team in the Midsummer Classic at Atlanta, his home in the Phoenix area was burglarized.

Marte didn’t return to the team until the second day after play resumed, and he didn’t play the next day either. According to USA Today, the Diamondbacks put him on the unpaid restricted list for the first two of those games.

“Initially the intent was to come back on (for the first game) and be with his team and practice,” Marte said through interpreter Rolando Valles. “He wants to

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