Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte was seen in tears on the field after a spectator yelled a derogatory comment about his late mother.

The fan who caused Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte to break down in tears Tuesday night after heckling the player about his dead mother has been banned from all MLB stadiums, the league said Wednesday. Marte's mother died in a 2017 car crash in the Dominican Republic.

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