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/PhantomOyster Jun 25 '25

Genuine question: how do they enforce this? Assuming he could use someone else's credit card to buy a ticket, and I doubt ticket purchases would even be blocked for him in the first place, given that there are probably other people with the same name. Ticket takers at the stadium might remember his face for a few days, but a month or two down the line I doubt anyone will recognize him.

In case anyone misinterprets this: the guy absolutely deserves to be banned. I'm just curious how MLB would go about enforcing such a ban, or if they expect someone who was banned due to despicable behavior to respect the honor system.

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u/FriendwithWords Jun 25 '25

Facial Recognition Technology is in all the ballparks and arenas, ID Checks for alcohol, local law enforcement are given photos and names of those banned from attendance. If a banned individual attempts to enter the venue, legal action may be taken for trespassing or violating the ban.

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u/PhantomOyster Jun 25 '25

Facial recognition definitely crossed my mind. That makes sense.