SAN DIEGO – Diamondbacks right fielder Adam Jones said a fan in right field at Petco Park was berating him with profane language on Wednesday, and he spoke with ballpark security to have the fan removed from the game.

Jones, who is African-American, has had past incidents with fans spewing racial insults, but he said this did not rise to that level.

“These fans in sports, man, they’re starting to get a little more brazen,” Jones said. “I’ve said it many times, and obviously I’ve had altercations with fans. My biggest thing is, keep the banter polite – we suck, I struck out, the team’s not good. Keep it light, keep it smart. There’s kids in the stadium. But the second you start cussing me out like I’m a little kid, that’s a no-no.

“On the street, they’d never do that. In the ballpark when you’ve paid your admission, there’s no need for all that stuff. The second I hear somebody cussing us out, you’re gone. I could care less that they’re gone. That’s just how it is. I made a nice play, and just hearing the B-word, F-word, that’s not baseball talk. So … he gone.”

Jones heard the fan when he ranged toward the right-field corner in the fifth inning to catch a drive off the bat of the Padres’ Eric Hosmer.

Jones was even more disappointed – and baffled – that the incident occurred here in his hometown.

“Last night, we had some people being real ignorant above our dugout,” Jones said. “I told them, ‘I’m from San Diego. Watch what you say to me. I’m from here. That means all my boys is here. So, be aware.’ ”

Dup’s debut

Right-hander Jon Duplantier’s fastball velocity in his big league debut was down a few ticks from where it sat during his outings in spring training. He topped at 94.9 mph, down from 98.1 in his one Cactus League outing in which his pitch data is available.

Duplantier posited a few ideas as to what happened. He said he wasn’t expecting to pitch for Triple-A Reno until this Sunday, and he had taken a couple of days off from throwing. He also said he had been battling illness the previous week.

He didn’t sound concerned, and perhaps he shouldn’t be given how effectively he pitched, allowing just one hit with two strikeouts in three scoreless innings.

Duplantier believes his fastball tends to have more movement when the velocity is down, and he said he learned early in his career that he doesn’t need to throw in the mid-to-upper 90s to have success.

“I was really sick one time and I was 88-90,” he said, referring to an outing in Low-A. “To this day it’s still one of my favorite starts ever because it was like, ‘You know what, hey, it’s not all about (velocity).’ That was one of the lessons it taught me.”

Pony up

Bonus pools for the June draft were revealed on Wednesday, and, as expected, the Diamondbacks have more money to spend than any team in the majors.

The Diamondbacks, with eight of the top 93 picks, will have $16,093,700 to spend on the top 10 rounds of the draft, according to MLB.com.

That’s the second-highest allotment in the slotting era, trailing only the 2015 Astros, who had $17,289,200 on account of having two top-five picks.

Reach Piecoro at (602) 444-8680 or nick.piecoro@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on Twitter @nickpiecoro.

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