June 25, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; The second base of the Diamondbacks of Arizona, Ketel Mars (4) tries to throw the gardener of the Chicago Blanco Sox, Luis Robert Jr. (88) in the first base killing the ninth entrance in the field of the rate. Mandatory credit: Matt Marton-Imagn images
Arizona’s victory over the host of Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night was tarnished by a fan who shouted derogatory comments about the deceased mother of the man of the second Diamondback base, Ketel Marte.
Mars was upset and crying while I was in the field in the seventh inning after the incident during his turn to batter to finish the upper part of the frame.
Diamondback manager, Torey Luvolo, puts his arm around Mars and spoke with him during a launch change while the white socks were hitting.
Lovullo said he said the fan said, but rejected after the game to repeat it.
“I looked directly at (Mars) when I heard,” Lovullo said. “I looked directly at him and he also looked at the person. He lowered his head and realized that he had an immediate impact on him, sure.”
“I simply reacted when I was a father when I went out to change the pitchers,” Lovullo added. “I could see that I was sobbing. It hurt.”
“(I said):” I love you and I am with you and we are all together and you are not alone. Whatever happens, no matter what has been said or what he heard, that guy is an idiot. It should be an impact on you. ”
Lovullo and banking coach Jeff Banister contacted security in the rate field and requested that the man be expelled, a Diamondback spokesman said to the Republic of Arizona.
The mother of Mars, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2017. Mars declined to comment after the 4-1 victory, which is homer and was 2 by 4 to raise her average batting a .320.
His teammate, the Campocorto Geraldo Perdomo, also consoled Mars the launch change. Perdomo was angry at the incident, as journalists told later.
“That can’t happen,” Perdomo said. “Everyone knows what Ketel is like. It’s fun. He plays hard game. I feel bad for him. I feel angry about that. I hope MLB can do something like that. I don’t know who he was, but they have to do it.
“It should be forbidden, sure,” added Perdomo.
Lovullo described the incident as “a terrible moment” and feels that he needs to support his players as if he were his father.
“Fans are unpleasant and fans go too far,” he said. “I love my players and I will protect them.
“Keited to Ketel for nine years, and he has had some incredible moments and some hard boats, also. Some very, very difficult moments in his life, and I know them. At the end of the day, we are human if I sow, and we have made emotions”, “I have been emetions,” I have been, “I have made emetions”, “I have made emetions”, we have done the emetions, “I have been in the emetions.”
