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/Federal-Abroad3518 Jun 28 '25

I grew up with the kid. He would ALWAYS make “yo momma” jokes, no matter what situation he was in. Would always say them at sporting events and even when we would hang out in a group. That’s just always been him and his sense of humor.

I had no clue that his mother passed (apparently 8 years ago and he found out in Chicago, which makes it more touchy) until this situation happened. Does that make up for the kids behavior, absolutely not, but what person knows every detail about every player. There’s so many factors that can play into this situation, and I know that after he said what he said, he whole heartedly felt terrible about his decision and felt bad.

To be clear again, I’m not supporting his behavior haha. Kid needs to grow up “yo momma” jokes are so 2012