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USA Today
9 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Ketel Marte reveals precisely what White Sox heckler yelled about mom
Ketel Marte has dealt with so much in the past few days, and to see him getting love from Arizona Diamondbacks fans -- and so many others around the world -- is so heartening after a fan heckled him about his late mother. But what exactly was yelled to the D-Backs star that led to him crying on the field and the fan in question getting banned indefinitely from every stadium? In an interview with journalist Yancen Pujols that was translated from Spanish, he broke down the incident. He said in the seventh inning, he came to the plate against the White Sox when he heard a Chicago fan "saying stuff about my mom" "He was like, 'I sent your mom a text last night,'" he revealed. He added that when "everything happened with [his] mom" in 2017, he had actually been in Chicago. Watch the entire interview and then see how D-Backs fans greeted him on Friday night: What did the White Sox fan yell at Ketel Marte about his mom? Diamondbacks fans gave Ketel Marte so much love in his first at-bat on Friday Some wore "Ketel is my MVP" t-shirts, others held up signs with messages of love and support.
Washington Post
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte reveals fan who brought him to tears shouted he messaged his late mother
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte 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 .
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ketel Marte reveals banned fan joked about texting his late mother during D-Backs-White Sox game
Ketel Marte received immediate support from the Diamondbacks and MLB after an emotional night on the field Wednesday. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images) Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte has provided his own account of the incident that left him in tears on the field on Wednesday. In an Instagram Live interview with Spanish-language journalist Yancen Pujols, the two-time All-Star revealed that a fan at a Chicago White Sox game yelled something along the lines of "I sent your mom a text last night." Marte's mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in 2017. Advertisement Marte said the heckle hit especially hard because Marte was in Chicago when he learned his mother had died. His comments, as interpreted by the @dannybeisbol Instagram account. "I want to thank all of the fans who have been concerned about me. What happened was, seventh inning, I came to bat. I'm ready at the plate. I hear this fan shouting, he was on top of the dugout. He yelled at me, saying stuff about my mom. He was like, 'I sent your mom a text last night.' "When everything happened with my mom, I was here in Chicago. I was in this city. My manager had my back. They kicked the fan out. I don't think he'll be allowed back in the parks." It's unclear what else the fan, who was banned indefinitely from all MLB parks the next day, said anything else or was even aware of Marte's past with his mother. Per ESPN, the fan was very apologetic and remorseful when reached, calling his comments "very inappropriate and stupid." After the heckle, Marte was seen visibly crying on the field during a pitching change and was upset enough that Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo came out to comfort him. Both Lovullo and shortstop Geraldo Perdomo stood by Marte after the game, with Perdomo calling for the fan to be banned. Both teams involved in the incident showed their support for Marte, as did MLB. The White Sox posted a message reading "The White Sox community supports Ketel Marte" on the scoreboard at Rate Field during their game on Thursday. The team was also the first to ban the fan from its park, with MLB commending the decision and following suit for the league's 29 other stadiums. Advertisement Marte said he was praying for the fan involved and that he hadn't heard any heckles about his mother before Wednesday: "Yes, I think something needs to be done about the fans. It's getting out of hand. People always yell stuff at me, but never about my mom. People know that my mom passed away in an accident. But anyways, we're praying for him and his family too. May God protect them and help him heal his heart. "They're always yelling things at me, but I don't mind. But when it comes to my mom that's where the line gets crossed." Marte is currently on pace for the best season of his career and is among the contenders for the NL MVP award after finishing third in voting last season. The reigning Silver Slugger at second base is currently slashing .313/.416/.596 with 15 homers, but went 0-for-4 against the White Sox on Thursday. He is the longest tenured member of the Diamondbacks, going back to 2017.
