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Arizona Diamondbacks’ Star Queter Marte received a warm welcome from Diamondbacks fans in the first innings of the team’s 9-8 defeat Miami Marlins At Chasefield on a Friday night.
It was the team’s first game since then. Diamondbacks During the 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, fans shouted a dim-like comment about Marte’s late mother, Elpidia Bardes. She died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017.
Comments sparked Marte’s tears, and the star’s second baseman was comforted by Diamondbacks manager Tory Rovro during a pitching change.
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Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte will sway to the crowd cheering for him as he faces the Miami Marlins in the first innings of a baseball game in Phoenix on Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Fans who made cruel comments about Marte were kicked out of the game and banned indefinitely by all participants MLB BallParks is a source of knowledge about the situations identified by Fox News Digital.
Wednesday’s Diamondbacks-White Sox game White Sox During Marte’s at-bat in the first inning, he displayed a supportive message on the scoreboard.
“Baseball is family. The White Sox community supports Keter Marte,” the message said.
Arizona Diamondbacks fans will cheer on Arizona Diamondbacks Keter Marte to face the Miami Marlins in the first innings of a baseball game in Phoenix on Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP photo/Ross D. Franklin)
He received similar support when Marte walked to the plate at the bottom of his first inning on Friday.
Diamondbacks fans wore a pink shirt with the words “Ketel is my MVP,” while other fans brought a sign that read “Arizona loves Ketel.”
Marte tilted his helmet and slapped his bat in the chest, acknowledging the crowd’s loud support.
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Arizona Diamondbacks’ second base-handed Keter Marte (4) will return to a dugout with the Miami Marlins in their first innings at Chasefield on June 27, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Image of Rick Scuteri-Immagn)
The 31-year-old went 0-4 on a walk in defeat, but he is in the middle of another great season. The two-time NL All-Star has 15 home runs in 55 games this season and an .307 batting average with 32 RBIs.
The Diamondbacks (41-40) will begin to fight back against the Red Hot Marlins (35-45), who won their final five games on Saturday at 4:10pm ET.
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