Ketel Marte spoke to reporters for the first time since reports his time-off requests were frustrating members of the Diamondbacks organization came to light, doubling down on their importance.

D-backs manager Torey Lovullo was asked prior to Friday’s game against the Rockies at Coors Field about an Arizona Republic report stating that “teammates and others in the organization have quietly grumbled about \[Ketel Marte's\] propensity to ask for days off.

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte responded to reported criticism from his teammates about him asking for too many days off.According to the report, D-Backs players and other members of the organization were bothered by Marte missing three games after his house was burglarized during the All-Star break.