Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte reveals fan who brought him to tears shouted he messaged his late mother

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte noted a fan in Chicago who brought him to tears during a tournament against the White Sox this week shouted that he messaged his late mother the previous night The two-time All-Star revealed what was announced during an interview with Spanish-language journalist Yancen Pujols A fan was up on the dugout shouting things about my mother he revealed He was like Last night I sent a message to your mother Marte was seen in tears on the field after the -year-old spectator yelled a derogatory comment about Marte s late mother during a seventh-inning at-bat in Arizona s - 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 He disclosed 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 noted They dependably 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 consistently shout things at me but I don t pay attention but when they talk about my mother it s a different story AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source