Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was visibly upset on the field late in Tuesday’s game at the Chicago White Sox. Manager Torey Lovullo and shortstop Geraldo Perdomo consoled him at the mound during a pitching change in the seventh inning with tears in Marte’s eyes.
Lovullo and Perdomo told reporters postgame that a fan at Rate Field yelled something about Marte’s late mother during his at-bat in the top half of the inning, which understandably affected him.
Ketel Marte visibly upset during the Dbacks pitching change. In tears. Hoping everything is ok with Ketel pic.twitter.com/nRC97yjMdB
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The fan was ejected from the game for the verbal abuse, the latest example of someone showing a lack of respect and empathy for athletes doing their job on the field.
Marte’s mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in 2017, early in Marte’s tenure with the Diamondbacks. Marte left the team for a period to go back home to the Dominican Republic. He was only 23 years old at the time.
The Diamondbacks defeated the White Sox, 4-1. Marte hit a home run in the first inning.
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