U.S. MLB star Ketel Marte in tears after fan taunts him about mother who died in car accident

[Norbert]

Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte was seen in tears on the field after a spectator yelled a derogatory comment about his late mother during an at-bat in Arizona's game against the White Sox on Tuesday night in Chicago.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo and bench coach Jeff Banis asked for the person to be removed from the game, a Diamondbacks spokesperson told the Arizona Republic, and Lovullo later said he heard what the fan said as Marte was batting in the top of the seventh inning.

The White Sox indefinitely banned the fan from their home games after the incident, CBS News Chicago reported.

Marte's mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017. Marte, who hit a solo home run in the first inning of Arizona's 4-1 win, was seen visibly upset during a pitching change in the bottom of the seventh as Lovullo put his arm around his player and consoled him. MLB.com posted video of the emotional scene.

"I just reacted as a dad would when I went out to change pitchers," Lovullo said, according to the Arizona Republic. "I could see he was sobbing. It hurt."

As a person that misses my mother several years after her passing, I give Marte a virtual hug. What is wrong with people?

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