{"id":473124,"date":"2025-06-26T22:31:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/karl-anthony-towns-to-ketel-marte-after-a-cruel-fan-comment-your-mother-is-proud-and-so-are-we\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T22:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:45:25","slug":"karl-anthony-towns-to-ketel-marte-after-a-cruel-comment-from-a-fan-your-mother-is-proud-and-so-are-we","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/karl-anthony-towns-to-ketel-marte-after-a-cruel-comment-from-a-fan-your-mother-is-proud-and-so-are-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl-Anthony Towns to Ketel Marte after a cruel comment from a fan: “Your mother is proud, and so are we.”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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<\/h3>\n\n\nSanto Domingo, RD.<\/strong> \u2013 NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns showed his support for Dominican baseball player Ketel Marte, after the latter broke down in tears on the field after receiving an offensive comment from a fan about his deceased mother.\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong>Chicago indefinitely bans fan for offensive insults to Ketel Marte about his deceased mother<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe emotional episode occurred on the night of Tuesday, June 24, during the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago White Sox, when a fan from the stands threw a hurtful phrase related to Marte’s mother, who tragically passed away in a traffic accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017.\n\nThrough his account on the social network X (formerly Twitter), Towns \u2014who also lost his mother in 2020 due to COVID-19\u2014 published a message of solidarity that quickly went viral:\n\n\n

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\u201cSome things should never be said. @ketel_marte4, your mother is proud, and so are we.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe Diamondbacks player’s reaction was immediate and moving: visibly affected, Marte covered his face with his hands, while teammates and rivals approached to offer him comfort. Among them, the Cuban Miguel Vargas, from the White Sox, offered him a hug before Wednesday’s game.\n\n\n

MLB and D-backs Condemn the Act<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Arizona Diamondbacks organization issued a statement after the game, categorically rejecting the fan’s behavior and reaffirming their commitment to respect in the stadiums:\n\n\n
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\u201cWe will not tolerate any kind of disrespect towards our players or their families. Baseball must be a safe space for everyone,\u201d<\/strong> the club stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nVarious figures from baseball and sports in general have expressed their support for the player, who also shone that night by hitting his 15th home run of the season<\/strong>, despite the difficult emotional moment he was going through.\n\n\n

A gesture that unites<\/h3>\n\n\nThe connection between Karl-Anthony Towns and Ketel Marte goes beyond sports: both share Dominican roots, painful family losses, and a growing admiration from fans.\n\n\n

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