Diamondbacks' Starling Marte Announces His Wife Tragically Passed Away on Monday
By Jerry Trotta
Fans were hit with some heartbreaking news regarding an MLB All-Star late Monday night.
Starling Marte, who was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason, took to Twitter to announce that his wife, Noelia, unexpectedly passed away after suffering a heart attack.
Hoy paso por el gran dolor de informar el lamentable fallecimiento de mi esposa Noelia, a causa de un infarto. Es un momento de mucha tristeza.
— Starling Marte (@Starlingmart) May 19, 2020
I go through the pain of making public the unfortunate death of my wife Noelia, due to a heart attack. It is a moment of great sorrow. pic.twitter.com/UEP4k8dLBW
That is just so awful.
According to league insider Jon Heyman, Noelia was set to undergo surgery on a fractured ankle and suffered the heart attack while in the hospital awaiting the operation.
Starling Marte’s wife died unexpectedly today. She broke her ankle and was in the hospital and said to be awaiting surgery when she passed. Best wishes to Starling, who just announced the death.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 19, 2020
The Diamondbacks took to social media to extend their condolences to Marte and his family.
The delayed season has been hard enough on everyone given the grave circumstances, so it's truly unimaginable what Marte has to deal with at the moment.
We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Noelia Marte. Starling and his family are part of the D-backs’ family and we will do all we can to support him and their children during this incredibly difficult time. https://t.co/t7Hbx4UTAX
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) May 19, 2020
The Pirates, who Marte played his entire eight-year professional career with prior to being dealt to Arizona, responded on social media.
The entire Pirates family extend our deepest condolences to Starling Marte and family during this terrible time.
— Pirates (@Pirates) May 19, 2020
Our hearts are truly saddened by this news. https://t.co/0JJd8kBEoe
This is an unspeakable tragedy, and we surely echo everyone when we say that our thoughts go out to Marte and his family as they attempt to cope with this horrible news.