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.

Ketel Marte on Monday addressed criticism in a recent story in the Arizona Republic newspaper that he asks for too many days off and that by doing so he has irritated some of his teammates and coaches.

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.