This past Tuesday at Rate Field in Chicago, Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was brought to tears on the field after a heckler in the stands said something about his late mother. Marte's mother, Elpidia Valdez, was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic in 2017. The fan has since been banned from all MLB ballparks.

Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte is breaking his silence about the incident that made him break down in tears this week during the team's game against the White Sox at Rate Field in Chicago. The beloved second baseman appeared on the Danny Beisbol podcast and thanked all the fans who showed

Marte, 31, told “Danny Beisbol” on Thursday that the fan, who was banned indefinitely from all MLB ballparks, yelled, “I sent your mom a text last night.” Marte's mother died in 2017.