Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo jumped into his manager's postgame press conference after Sunday's loss to plead with media members to leave Ketel Marte alone.

The Arizona Diamondbacks lost to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, Aug. 17 in Denver, dropping three of four games in the series.

The Arizona Diamondbacks just lost three of four to the Colorado Rockies, but attention has been focused on second baseman Ketel Marte, and the team's reported

Perdomo went 2-for-3 with a walk, one RBI, one stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Guardians. Perdomo has embraced the speed element of being a leadoff hitter over the last week,

Refusing to stay silent and hoping to set the record straight, Geraldo Perdomo spoke out strongly about the criticism aimed at his Diamondbacks teammate Ketel Marte, who he says hasn’t been given peace by the media.

Geraldo Perdomo is the latest member of the Arizona Diamondbacks to address the situation surrounding Ketel Marte, as Perdomo expressed loyalty with supportive remarks.

Perdomo continued to thrive as the leadoff batter, getting on base twice and scoring two more runs. In five games since being moved to leadoff, he's reached base safely nine times (.391 OBP) with three steals and eight runs scored. Saturday's stolen base was his career-high 20th.

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