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Arizona Diamondbacks star’s second baseman Ketelmarte was in tears during the seventh pitching change of the team’s 4-1 victory Chicago White Sox On rating field on Tuesday after an enemy fan commented on his dead mother.
Marte’s mother, Elpidia Valdes, died in a car accident in dominican republic 2017.
The incident led to a surge of support for Marte, with fans who made comments that were banned from the MLB ballparks indefinitely.
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Chicago White Sox’s Miguel Vargas, left, on Wednesday, June 25th, 2025, she hugged Arizona Diamondbacks’ Keter Marte (4) before a baseball game in Chicago. (AP photo/Erin Fury)
The 31-year-old All-Star revealed what fans said about their mother Interview “Danny Basborg” Thursday.
Marte claimed that the fans cried out, “I texted your mom last night.” Marte insisted in Spanish but translated through subtitles on the podcast.
“It was seven innings that happened. I came to the bat. I was ready at the plate and I can hear this fan screaming. He was on the dugout,” Marte said. “He cried out to me about my mother. He was like, ‘I texted your mother last night.’ I was in this town when everything happened with my mother. ”
He added that the fans’ actions are “out of control.”
Arizona Diamondbacks Short Stop Geraldo Perdodo (left) and Nibase Keter Marte (right) celebrate after beating the Chicago White Sox in Rate Field on June 24, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Patrick Gorski-Immagn image)
MLB provided a statement dealing with the incident.
“We praise the White Sox for taking immediate action in removing fans,” MLB said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
The Diamondbacks played the White Sox again on Wednesday, with the White Sox displaying a message on the scoreboard to support Marte in the first innings.
“Baseball is family. The White Sox community supports Keter Marte,” the message said.
Diamondbacks Manager Torey Lovullo comforted the mound with tears in tears, placing his arm around him during the pitching change in the seventh innings.
“It was a terrible moment. The fans are annoying. The fans are overreaching,” an emotional Rovro told reporters after the game.
Lovullo added that he told Marte that he was not alone and that Heckler was a “idiot.”
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Fans show support for Arizona Diamondbacks Keter Marte (4) in three innings of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago on Wednesday, June 25th, 2025. (AP photo/Erin Fury)
Diamondbacks Shortstop Gerald Perdomo asked for fans to be banned after the game ended on Tuesday.
“That won’t happen,” Perdomo said. “We can’t continue doing that… here In MLB. ”
In 52 games, the batting average for two All-Stars is 14 times and has 31 RBIs.
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