Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte Reveals Fan Who Brought Him to Tears Shouted He Messaged His Late Mother
Ketel Marte, the Arizona Diamondbacks' second baseman, said a fan in Chicago who brought him to tears during a game against the White Sox this week shouted that he messaged his late mother the previous night.
The two-time All-Star revealed what was said during an interview with Spanish-language journalist Yancen Pujols. 'A fan was up on the dugout shouting things about my mother,' he said. 'He was like, 'Last night I sent a message to your mother.''
Marte was seen in tears on the field after the 22-year-old spectator yelled a derogatory comment about Marte's late mother during a seventh-inning at-bat in Arizona's 4–1 win over Chicago on Tuesday night. Major League Baseball banned the fan indefinitely from all stadiums the following day.
Marte's mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017. He said he's used to being taunted but had never been heckled about his mom.
'We have to do something about the fans; they're going too far,' he said. 'They always shout things about me, but not about my mother. Everyone knows that my mother died in an accident.'
'And nothing. We're praying for him, for the guy who shouted and for his family, you know? May God protect him. May God protect him and cleanse his heart. They always shout things at me, but I don't pay attention, but when they talk about my mother it's a different story.'
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