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National Post
26-06-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Video emerges of Arizona manager confronting Ketel Marte heckler: ‘You dumb f***'
Torey Lovullo wasn't messing around when he heard a fan heckling one of his players. Article content In a video first posted on TikTok, the Arizona manager was seen angrily pointing out the fan who allegedly had been taunting Ketel Marte about his late mother – bringing the Diamondbacks star to tears on the field. Article content Article content During the clip from Tuesday night's game against the White Sox in Chicago, Lovullo is seen yelling at the fan before gesturing towards security to have him thrown out. Article content 'Dumb f***,' Lovullo appears to say in video. 'His mom died, you dumb f***. Dumb f***.' Article content Footage of Torey Lovullo confronting the fan that spoke on Ketel Marte's mother last night — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 26, 2025 Article content Article content Arizona bench coach Jeff Banister can also be seen pointing the fan out to security during the exchange. Article content TikTok user smartasskris, who posted the clip of Lovullo, also revealed more details about the fan in the caption of the post. Article content 'This was our first game at Rate Field. We were sitting about 7 rows behind home plate, heard bits and pieces of the heckling (had gotten progressively worse over time), saw Ketel Marte become visibly upset, teammates standing up for him, and saw Torey Louvello (sp) call for the fan's ejection,' she wrote. Article content 'Great job by White Sox security for understanding the gravity of the situation. While it hurt to watch Marte shaken up, it was a good lesson in sportsmanship for others (what we don't do and what we should not tolerate), and appreciation and maturity of these young players who grieve and have feelings like anyone else.' Article content This is the fan who yesterday in Chicago yelled a remark at the Dbacks' Ketel Marte about his mother, who sadly passed away in a car accident eight years ago. He got what he deserved for being a fucking hateful POS. Now you're banned for life from every @MLB ballpark. — Dodgers fan (@MaskaF56959) June 25, 2025
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Report: Fan banned by MLB after heckling Dbacks' Ketel Marte to tears with barb about late mother
A fan who heckled Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Tuesday night has been banned indefinitely from all major league stadiums, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. Marte was seen in tears on the field after the spectator yelled a derogatory comment about Marte's late mother during a seventh-inning at-bat in Arizona's 4-1 win over Chicago. Advertisement According to a White Sox spokesperson, the security staff at the ballpark relayed that the 22-year-old fan was 'very apologetic and remorseful after the fact, and admitted to being very inappropriate and stupid with his comments.' Another person confirmed to the AP that Major League Baseball had banned the fan from all big league stadiums. That person spoke on condition of anonymity because the punishment wasn't announced by the league. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo and bench coach Jeff Banister asked for the fan to be removed from the game. Before Wednesday's series finale, Lovullo said he 'had little bit of an interaction with the fan' as he was yelling at Marte. 'He wasn't getting it and was very pompous, and it didn't sit right with me,' Lovullo said. 'It was just a gross comment you wouldn't say about anybody, let alone someone who lost their mom. 'We need better baseball fans. Baseball deserves better.' Advertisement Marte's mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017. Marte, who hit a solo home run in the first inning Tuesday night, was seen visibly upset during a pitching change in the bottom of the seventh as Lovullo put his arm around his player and consoled him. 'I just reacted as a dad would when I went out to change pitchers,' Lovullo said, according to the Arizona Republic. 'I could see he was sobbing. It hurt.' "(I told him): 'I love you and I'm with you, and we're all together and you're not alone. No matter what happens, no matter what was said or what you heard, that guy is an idiot. It shouldn't have an impact on you.'' Marte declined to comment on the incident through a team official. Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo said the fan 'should be banned, for sure' and called for MLB to intervene. 'That can't happen,' Perdomo said. 'We can't continue to do that ... here in MLB.'
CBS News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Chicago White Sox ban fan who brought Ketel Marte to tears with taunt about late mother
The Chicago White Sox have indefinitely banned a fan from their home games after he brought Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte to tears after heckling him about his late mother. Marte was seen in tears on the field after a spectator yelled a derogatory comment about his mother, Elpidia Valdez, who died in a car rash in the Dominican Republic in 2017. Marte was visibly upset during a pitchng change at the bottom of the seventh inning, and manager Torey Lovullo was seen consoling him with an arm around him. Lovullo and bench coast Jeff Banister asked for the fan to be removed. The White Sox confirmed Wednesday the fan was ejected from the game and has been banned indefinitely. Marte declined to comment on the incident through a team official. Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo said the fan "should be banned, for sure" and called for Major League Baseball to intervene. "That can't happen," Perdomo said. "We can't continue to do that ... here in MLB." While the fan has not been identified, White Sox manager Will Venable discussed the incident Wednesday morning at a media availability. "No player should ever have to be subjected to that kind of stuff from fans," Venable said. "That's not reflective of anything that I've seen from these White Sox fans. They've been extremely positive and extremely supportive, and for Ketel to have to experience that is extremely disappointing. I sent my apologies over to them last night, and I know a number of us have apologized, again, for what is not representative of how our fans behave, and something that no player should be subjected to." Asked about the team's response, Venable simply replied, "Anybody who is engaged in that kind of stuff is not going to be welcome." The White Sox and Diamondbacks play again at The Rate Wednesday afternoon at 1:10 p.m. CT. contributed to this report.
Reuters
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
White Sox ban fan for taunt about Ketel Marte's late mother
June 25 - The fan who heckled Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte about his late mother has been banned from future games at Chicago's Rate Field, the White Sox announced Wednesday. The fan, who is 22, was ejected from Tuesday night's game at the request of Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo and bench coach Jeff Banister, per the Arizona Republic. Per ESPN, the fan reportedly was very apologetic and admitted to being very inappropriate with his comments. Marte belted a solo homer in the first inning of Tuesday's 4-1 win. He was batting in the seventh when the remarks were made about his mother Elpidia Valdez, who died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017. Luvollo put his arm around Marte and talked with him during a pitching change while the White Sox were batting. The manager said he heard what the fan said but declined to repeat it. "(Marte) put his head down, and I could tell it had an immediate impact on him, for sure," Lovullo said. "I could see he was sobbing. It hurt. I told him, 'I love you and I'm with you and we're all together and you're not alone. No matter what happens, no matter what was said or what you heard, that guy is an idiot. It shouldn't have an impact on you.'" Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo also consoled Marte during the pitching change. Perdomo was angry about the incident, as he told reporters afterward. "That can't happen, "Perdomo said. "Everybody knows how Ketel is. He's fun. He plays the game hard. I feel bad for him. I feel mad about it. I hope MLB can do something with that guy. I don't know who it was, but they've got to do something. We can't continue to do that (expletive) here in MLB. "(The fan) should be banned, for sure." --Field Level Media
CNN
25-06-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte in tears after reportedly being heckled by fan about his late mother
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was visibly upset during his team's victory against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday after a fan reportedly heckled him about his late mother. The incident took place during Marte's seventh-inning at-bat, after which he was consoled by manager Torey Lovullo and shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. According to the spectator made a derogatory remark about Marte's mother, who passed away in a car accident in 2017. 'It was a terrible moment,' Lovullo told reporters after the game. 'Fans are nasty, and fans go too far sometimes. I love my players and I'm going to protect them. I've known Ketel for nine years and he's had some unbelievably great moments. Some hardships as well, and some really, really tough moments in his life, and I know those. 'At the end of the day, we're human beings and we have emotions. I saw him hurting, and I wanted to protect him.' The Arizona Republic, citing a Diamondbacks team spokesman, reported that the fan in question was ejected, while Marte declined to speak on the situation. CNN has contacted the Diamondbacks, White Sox and MLB for comment. Marte hit a first-inning solo home run in Arizona's 4-1 win at Rate Field, the team's second victory against the White Sox in as many days. While comforting the second baseman, Lovullo said he told Marte: 'I love you and I'm with you and we're all together, you're not alone. No matter what happens, no matter what was said or what you heard, that guy's an idiot and shouldn't have an impact on you.' Perdomo, meanwhile, said after the game that he felt 'mad' about the incident and called for the fan to be banned from attending future fixtures, according to ESPN.
