SAN DIEGO – Diamondbacks center fielder Ketel Marte has a stress reaction in his back, General Manager Mike Hazen said, an injury that will bring an early end to Marte’s monster season and will prompt the club to investigate reasons why the issue occurred, including looking at the impact of Chase Field’s new artificial surface.
Hazen said the team expects Marte to make a full recovery by resting through the early portion of the offseason, adding that Marte should be ready to go for the start of spring training.