Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was visibly upset and in tears on the field after a spectator yelled something about his late mother during an at-bat Tuesday night against the White Sox at Chicago's Rate Field.
The man was ejected, a Diamondbacks spokesperson told the Arizona Republic, at the request of Arizona manager Torey Lovullo and bench coach Jeff Banister.
The fan has been banned indefinitely from attending White Sox home games, the team told ESPN's Jesse Rogers on Wednesday.
The individual is a 22-year-old who was very apologetic and remorseful after the fact and admitted to being very inappropriate and stupid with his comments, a source told Rogers.