His mother, Elpidia Valdez, died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic in 2017. A 22-year-old man was handed an indefinite ban by the team and Major League Baseball over the insult.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are asking fans to wear pink in support of Ketel Marte after a heckler made comments about the star player’s late mother, leaving him in tears earlier this week.

I n the 2025 MLB Season, Ketel Marte has emerged as one of the standout figures for the Arizona Diamondbacks. With an ...