Ketel Marte receives standing ovation from Diamondbacks fans in first home game since controversial heckling
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Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte received a warm welcome from Diamondbacks fans in the first inning of the team’s 9-8 loss to the Miami Marlins at Chase Field on Friday night.
It was the team's first game at home since the Diamondbacks’ 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday when a fan shouted derogatory comments about Marte’s late mother, Elpidia Valdez. She died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic in 2017.
The comments brought Marte to tears, and the star second baseman was consoled on the mound by Diamondbacks’ manager Torey Lovullo during a pitching change.
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte waves to the crowd as they cheer him on as he comes up to bat against the Miami Marlins during the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, June 27, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The fan who made the cruel comments toward Marte was ejected from the game and banned indefinitely from attending all MLB ballparks, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Fox News Digital.
In the Diamondbacks-White Sox game on Wednesday, the White Sox displayed a supportive message on their scoreboard during Marte’s at-bat in the first inning.
"Baseball is Family: The White Sox community supports Ketel Marte," the message said.
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Arizona Diamondbacks fans cheer for Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte as he comes up to bat against the Miami Marlins during the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, June 27, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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