Diamondbacks place Ketel Marte on restricted list
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The Diamondbacks received some good news on the injury front for a change with updates on Shelby Miller and Eugenio Suarez.
The Arizona Diamondbacks made a major six-player roster move on Friday. The team is calling up catcher Adrian Del Castillo and right-hand reliever Trevor Richards from Triple-A Reno. First baseman Tristin English has been optioned to Triple-A.
An incident at a baseball game in Chicago last month between the Diamondbacks and the White Sox got the attention of the sports world — and not in a good way.
Incidentally, Marte will get to play alongside Machado, the starter at third base, for the National League in the All-Star game. Fernando Tatis Jr. also earned an All-Star selection as an outfielder, but is on the reserves.
For the first time in more than a month, the Diamondbacks had shortstop Geraldo Perdomo hitting in his once-customary No. 9 spot in the batting order. Manager Torey Lovullo said he wanted to keep Perdomo,