MLB Fan Who Made Insensitive Comments Towards Ketel Marte BANNED from All Ballparks

Major League Baseball placed an indefinite ban from all ballparks on the fan who made inappropriate comments regarding Ketel Marte's late mother.

MLB Fan Who Made Insensitive Comments Towards Ketel Marte BANNED from All Ballparks

Ketel Marte (Image via X/@BRWalkoff)

On Wednesday, Major League Baseball (MLB) banned a fan from all major ballparks after his actions towards Ketel Marte. The fan would make some insensitive comments towards the player, which led to him breaking down in tears on the field.

In the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday at Rate Field, Marte opened the scoring for his team with a solo home run in the 1st inning. This turned out to be his 15th home run of the year.

With his team leading 4-1 in the 7th inning, Marte was seen with tears in his eyes. During the pitching change, the 2-time MLB All-Star was seen getting consoled by his manager, Torey Lovullo, and his teammate, Geraldo Perdomo.

As per reports, the fan would make some ugly comments regarding Elpidia Valdez, the late mother of Marte. She tragically passed away in 2017 during a car accident in the Dominican Republic. The fan was later ejected from the game.

The fan was later identified as a 22-year-old. The league has now banned him from all MLB ballparks following this action. According to reports from ESPN, the fan is said to be “remorseful” for their action and admitted to making inappropriate comments.

This is not the first time a fan has made improper comments towards a player. In April, during the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field, a fan would brutally heckle Jarren Duran and bring up his suicide attempt. The fan was removed from the game, and the Guardians would later issue an apology to Duran and the Red Sox.

White Sox share message towards Ketel Marte following brutal fan heckling

There was a massive uproar on Tuesday in the baseball community after a fan made some ugly statements regarding Ketel Marte’s late mother. On Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox shared a supportive message for the player and stood by his side.

Ketel Marte
Ketel Marte (Image via AZ Snake Pit)

Before his first at-bat on Wednesday, the American League side put up a message stating that “Baseball is Family” and “The White Sox community supports Ketel Marte” on a board. In a post on X, the team would share an image of him with another 4-word message.

We’re with you, @ketel_marte4

Support for Marte has been highly vocal since this incident. As per MLB.com, around $11,000 was made in donations to the Diamondbacks Foundation as of the conclusion of Wednesday’s game. All of them were made in the name of Marte’s late mother.

Torey Lovullo dropped some F-bombs at fan following his comments towards Ketel Marte

After the fan made comments towards Ketel Marte, Torey Lovullo immediately turned towards him and dropped some f-bombs along the way. A video of the Arizona Diamondbacks manager pointing towards the fan and urging for his ejection went viral later on Tuesday.

Ketel Marte and Torey Lovullo
Ketel Marte and Torey Lovullo (Image via MLB)

In the video, the 59-year-old would call the fan “dumb f**k” and was seen yelling “get the f*** outta here” while gesturing towards him.

While speaking about his interaction with the fan, the D-backs manager expressed that baseball needs “better” fans.

I had a little bit of an interaction with him as I was yelling at him and he wasn’t getting it, was very pompous. It didn’t sit right with me… We need better baseball fans. Baseball deserves better.

As for the game, the White Sox avoided getting swept with a 7-3 win. While they get ready for a 3-game series against the San Francisco Giants next, the D-backs will turn their attention towards the Miami Marlins.

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