Marte says fan shouted he messaged late mother

Arizona Diamondbacks 2nd baseman Ketel Marte said a instrumentality successful Chicago who brought him to tears during a crippled against the White Sox this week shouted that helium messaged his precocious parent the erstwhile night.

The two-time All-Star revealed what was said during an interrogation Friday with Spanish-language writer Yancen Pujols.

"A instrumentality was up connected the dugout shouting things astir my mother," helium said. "He was like, 'Last nighttime I sent a connection to your mother.'"

Marte was seen successful tears connected the tract aft the 22-year-old spectator yelled a derogatory remark astir Marte's precocious mother during a seventh-inning at-bat successful Arizona's 4-1 triumph implicit Chicago connected Tuesday night. Major League Baseball banned the instrumentality indefinitely from each stadiums the pursuing day.

Marte's mother, Elpidia Valdez, died successful a car mishap successful the Dominican Republic successful 2017. He said he's utilized to being taunted but had ne'er been heckled astir his mom. He said what made it much achy for him was the Diamondbacks were successful Chicago to play the Cubs erstwhile she died.

"We person to bash thing astir the fans; they're going excessively far," helium said. "They ever outcry things astir me, but not astir my mother. Everyone knows that my parent died successful an accident. And nothing. We're praying for him, for the feline who shouted, and for his family, you know? May God support him. May God support him and cleanse his heart. They ever outcry things astatine maine but I don't wage attention, but erstwhile they speech astir my mother, it's a antithetic story."