Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte cries on field after fan’s comments about late mother

Arizona Diamondbacks star Second Honkman Ketel Marte was in tears throughout a pitching change within the seventh inning of the 4-1 victory of the workforce over the Chicago White Sox on Fee Discipline on Tuesday.

Marte, 31, was left in tears after a fan shouted unjustified feedback about his deceased mom. Marte’s mom, Elpidia Valdez, died in a automotive accident within the Dominican Republic in 2017. The supervisor of Diamondbacks, Torey Lovullo, comforted the tearful Marte on the hill and put his arm round him through the pitching change.

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Arizona Diamondback’s second Honkman Ketel Marte, #4, hugs pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, #57, within the Dugout after he hit a house run towards the Chicago White Sox through the fourth inning at Fee Discipline on June 23, 2025 in Chicago. (Matt Marton-Imagement Photographs)

Lovullo mentioned he heard what the fan mentioned to Marte, and the spokesperson for a diamondback instructed the Arizona Republic That Lovullo and Bench coach Jeff Banis requested that the particular person was faraway from the sport.

“It was a horrible second, followers are filthy, followers go too far,” mentioned an emotional Lovullo after the sport to reporters. “I reacted simply as a father would do once I went out to vary pitchers,” mentioned Lovullo, in response to the Republic of Arizona. “I might see that he sobbed. It damage.”

Lovullo added that he instructed Marte that he was not alone and that the Heckler was ‘an fool’.

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Arizona Diamondbacks Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, #2, and second Honkman Ketel Marte, #4, have fun after beating the Chicago White Sox on Fee Discipline on 24 June 2025 in Chicago. (Patrick Gorski imagn photographs)

Lovullo mentioned he loves all his gamers and that he’ll shield them.

“I’ve identified Ketel for 9 years, and he additionally has some extremely nice moments and a few hardships and numerous actually tough moments in his life and I do know them. On the finish of the day we’re folks, and we now have feelings and I noticed him damage, and I wished to guard him.”

Diamondbacks Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo mentioned that the fan ought to “definitely be banned.”

“That may’t occur,” mentioned Perdomo. “We will not hold doing that … right here in MLB.”

Marte refused to touch upon the incident by means of a workforce officer.

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Arizona Diamondback’s second Honkman Ketel Marte, #4, rounds the bases and celebrates his dwelling run through the first inning towards the Chicago White Sox on Fee Discipline on 24 June 2025 in Chicago. (Patrick Gorski imagn photographs)

Marte went 2-4 in victory, with a solo-home run within the first inning to provide the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead. Marte once more has a wonderful season with the Diamondbacks.

In 52 video games, the twin all-star has a stroke common of .316 with 14 dwelling runs and 31 RBI.

The Diamondbacks (41-38) play the White Sox (25-55) play the final sport of their three-game sequence at 2:10 pm et on Wednesday. The Diamondbacks go for the Sweep sequence, as a result of they received the primary two video games of the sequence.

The Related Press has contributed to this report.

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