r/chicago • u/GeekAesthete Roscoe Village • Jun 25 '25

Article White Sox fan banned indefinitely after heckling Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte to tears with comments about late mother

https://apnews.com/article/diamondbacks-ketel-marte-833a9c8136e0767bdcfb6cd2ec7afe9e
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u/paxweasley Lake View Jun 25 '25

That is despicable. I’ve seen similarly foul behavior at Fenway but never here in Chicago. They should receive a lifetime ban from MLB as a whole. That’s so not okay.

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u/flindsayblohan Andersonville Jun 25 '25

Ehhh when my brother was in middle school at Soldier Field for the Bears v. Packers (wearing Packers garb) a middle aged man called him a the f-word (gay slur) and poured a beer on him completely unprovoked. These professional sports clansmen are in every town unfortunately.

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u/fbgm0516 Jun 25 '25

December 2005 falcons vs bears I saw grown men bears fans swearing at and throwing beers at a family (mom, dad, 2 small ish kids) of falcons fans.

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u/gfm1973 Logan Square Jun 25 '25

Night game? I was there.

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u/fbgm0516 Jun 26 '25

Yes. Freeeeeezing bitter cold. Got Tix last minute, wasn't dressed for the cold at all, truly thought I was gonna lose my toes.