Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte reveals what fan said to him about late mother that prompted emotional response

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Arizona Diamondbacks star second baseman Ketel Marte was in tears during a pitching change in the seventh inning of the team’s 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Tuesday after an opposing fan made a comment about his late mother. 

Marte’s mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic in 2017.

The incident resulted in the fan who made the comment being indefinitely banned from MLB ballparks, and an outpouring of support for Marte. 

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Chicago White Sox's Miguel Vargas, left, hugs Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte (4) before a baseball game Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

The 31-year-old All star revealed what the fan said about his mother during an interview on "Danny Beisbol" Thursday. 

Marte claimed the fan yelled, "I sent your mom a text last night." Marte made the claims in Spanish, but it was translated through subtitles on the podcast. 

"What happened was in the seventh inning, I came to bat. I’m ready at the plate and I hear this fan shouting. He was on top of the dugout," Marte said. "He yelled at me, saying stuff about my mom. He was like, ‘I sent your mom a text last night.’ When everything happened with my mom, I was here in Chicago. I was in this city."

He added fan behavior is "getting out of hand."

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Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo (left) and second baseman Ketel Marte (right) celebrate after defeating the Chicago White Sox at