{"id":472844,"date":"2025-06-25T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/ketel-marte-breaks-down-in-tears-after-receiving-insults-about-his-deceased-mother-fan-is-ejected-from-the-stadium\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:10:00","slug":"ketel-marte-breaks-down-in-tears-after-receiving-insults-about-his-deceased-mother-fan-is-ejected-from-the-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/ketel-marte-breaks-down-in-tears-after-receiving-insults-about-his-deceased-mother-fan-is-ejected-from-the-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Ketel Marte breaks down in tears after receiving insults about his deceased mother: Fan is ejected from the stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CHICAGO \u2014<\/strong> What should have been a night of satisfaction for the Diamondbacks&#8217; victory ended up being marred by a deeply painful moment for Dominican <strong>Ketel Marte<\/strong>, who <strong>couldn&#8217;t hold back the tears<\/strong> after receiving <strong>an offensive insult about his deceased mother<\/strong> during Tuesday&#8217;s game at Guaranteed Rate Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/baloncesto\/duenos-de-la-nba-aprueban-por-unanimidad-la-venta-de-los-timberwolves-al-grupo-de-alex-rodriguez\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA owners unanimously approve the sale of the Timberwolves to Alex Rodriguez&#8217;s group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nIn the seventh inning of the game against the White Sox, while taking his turn at bat, a fan yelled a derogatory comment about his mother, who tragically died in a car accident in 2017. Although Marte managed to hit a fly ball to close the inning, his face reflected a mixture of pain and disbelief as he returned to the dugout. Visibly affected, <strong>he broke down in tears<\/strong>.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cTenemos derecho de gritarle de todo a los peloteros porque pagamos boleto\u201d<br><br>Hoy Ketel Marte llor\u00f3 despu\u00e9s de que un \u201cfan\u201d le gritara algo sobre su mam\u00e1, quien falleci\u00f3 en un accidente en 2017.<br><br>Los que defienden estas cosas no merecen pisar un \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f. <br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DgNKJkKbfH\">pic.twitter.com\/DgNKJkKbfH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chelsea Guzm\u00e1n (@_ChelseaGuzman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_ChelseaGuzman\/status\/1937721545293537556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nThe situation was so intense that Arizona manager, <strong>Torey Lovullo<\/strong>, and also Dominican <strong>Geraldo Perdomo<\/strong> came out to console Marte during a break in the game. \u201c<strong>It was a terrible moment. Some fans cross the line. I want and will protect my players<\/strong>\u201d, said Lovullo, visibly moved in the subsequent press conference.\n\nLovullo reported that he <strong>clearly heard the insult<\/strong> and that, along with coach Jeff Banister, they reported the incident to the stadium security personnel, who <strong>immediately ejected the fan<\/strong>.\n\n\u201c<strong>We can tolerate many things on the field, but when someone touches such a personal wound, it affects us as human beings<\/strong>,\u201d added Lovullo. \u201c<strong>I saw Ketel suffer, and I needed him to know he is not alone. I love him and I am with him<\/strong>.\u201d\n\nGeraldo Perdomo also expressed his indignation: &#8220;<strong>It made me angry. I don&#8217;t know who it was, but we can&#8217;t allow that. This is baseball, not an excuse to be disrespectful<\/strong>&#8220;.\n\nDespite the emotional impact, Marte <strong>remained in the game<\/strong>, and with admirable professionalism, contributed with a home run in the first inning and extended his streak of consecutive games with multiple hits.\n\nThe incident leaves a clear message about the <strong>limits of public behavior in stadiums<\/strong>. While Marte and his teammates processed the situation with pain and solidarity, the team showed unity and unconditional support for one of their most beloved leaders.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White Sox fans please give Ketel Marte a standing ovation tomorrow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pWu4usrDdc\">pic.twitter.com\/pWu4usrDdc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; bson (@bsonnn4) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bsonnn4\/status\/1937717211713397166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n&#8220;<strong>You are not alone, we are all with you<\/strong>,&#8221; was Lovullo&#8217;s final message to his player. A difficult moment, but one that reflected the humanity behind the uniform.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO \u2014 What should have been a night of satisfaction for the Diamondbacks&#8217; victory ended up being marred by a deeply painful moment for Dominican Ketel Marte, who couldn&#8217;t hold back the tears after receiving an offensive insult about his deceased mother during Tuesday&#8217;s game at Guaranteed Rate Field. 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