Arizona Diamondbacks Star Ketel Marte’s Home Burglarized During MLB All-Star Game

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• Ketel Marte's Arizona home was burglarized while he played in the All-Star Game earlier this week
• "Numerous personal items" were taken from the MLB star's Scottsdale-area home
• Marte is among a growing list of professional athletes whose homes have been targeted

Authorities in Arizona are investigating after the home of Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was burglarized earlier this week, while he was in Atlanta playing in the All-Star Game.

Scottsdale police confirmed to multiple publications, including NBC News and AZ Family, that the department is looking into a “high-dollar residential burglary” that occurred on Tuesday, July 15, the same night as the game.

“Numerous personal items” including jewelry were taken from the home. No one was inside the residence at the time of the burglary, authorities said.

The incident comes amid a string of thefts that have targeted professional athletes over the past year.

In December, the FBI issued a warning to sports leagues, telling athletes that they are being targeted "due to the perception they may have high-end goods like designer handbags, jewelry, watches and cash."

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Authorities alleged that organized theft groups from South America burglarized the homes of at least nine professional athletes between September and November 2024, and stated that the groups have completed the home invasions by conducting physical and technical surveillance using public available information and social media activity.

Among the athletes whose properties have been burglarized are NBA stars Luka Dončić and Bobby Portis.

Meanwhile, NFL star Joe Burrow’s home was targeted while he was playing a Monday Night Football game last year, and Kansas City Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were also victims of a crime ring.

Mahomes’ eight-acre Belton, Mo. estate was broken into around midnight on October 5, 2024. Less than 48 hours later as the Chiefs were playing the New Orleans Saints at Arrowhead Stadium, a break-in occurred at Kelce's 17,000-square-foot home in Leawood, Kan., according to a police report obtained by PEOPLE. 

In February, seven Chilean nationals, allegedly part of a “South American theft group,” were charged in connection to the burglaries.

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