The 22-year-old White Sox fan who yelled at Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte about his late mother has been banned indefinitely from all MLB ballparks, The Post confirmed. The league and the White Sox worked together on the decision.
Marte was visibly distraught after hearing the comments during the top of the seventh inning of Tuesday’s game — and he broke down into tears during the bottom half of the inning.
He was consoled on the field by Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, who later said he had heard the comments himself but that he did not want to repeat the words. The fan was removed from the game.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said a fan in Chicago yelled something at Ketel Marte about his mother, who died in a car accident in 2017. Marte was visibly emotional and upset. The fan was ejected from the stadium. pic.twitter.com/HghYhR1uRh
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“We commend the White Sox for taking immediate action in removing the fan,” MLB said in a statement.
Marte’s mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017.
Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, who consoled Marte on the field alongside Lovullo, had called for the ban after the game.
Ketel Marte celebrates hitting a home run in a June 23 game against the White Sox. Getty Images
“That can’t happen,” Perdomo said of the fan’s alleged actions. “Everybody knows how Ketel is. He’s fun. He plays the game hard. I feel bad for him. I feel mad about it.
“I hope MLB can do something with that guy. I don’t know who it was, but they’ve got to do something. We can’t continue to do that [expletive] here in MLB … he should be banned, for sure. Everybody knows Ketel lost his mom. She was the world to him.”