Splitting a four-game series against a postseason contender in their own division on the road can be a positive. But not so much when the two losses in the series were by one run each, with the Diamondbacks so close to a series win if not a sweep.

Arizona Diamondbacks player Ketel Marte was consoled on the field by his coach and teammates after a fan heckled him about his late mother, who died in a 2017 car accident. The fan has since been banned from Rate Field in Chicago,

Arizona Diamondbacks fans gave star Ketel Marte a standing ovation on Friday after Marte had been brought to tears by a fan in Chicago, who had made cruel comments about his late mother.

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte broke down in tears on the field after a fan yelled derogatory comments about his deceased mother.

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte said a fan in Chicago who brought him to tears during a game against the White Sox this week shouted that he messaged his late mother the previous night.

The incident left Marte in tears on the field, and the fan was immediately ejected and indefinitely banned from the stadium.