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Fans try to grab Dodgers’ Mookie Betts’ ball in Game 4 of the World Series; Call interference
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Fans try to grab Dodgers’ Mookie Betts’ ball in Game 4 of the World Series; Call interference

Another fan interference drama broke out in the World Series.

This time it happened at Yankee Stadium, instead of Dodger Stadium. In the first inning of Game 4 of the Fall Classic, New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres hit a fly ball into foul territory of the right field stands, leaving Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Mookie Betts to chase the ball.

Betts jumped up and grabbed the ball, but as he tried to get down the fence, two Yankees fans tried to knock the ball out of Betts’ glove, leaving the Dodgers star visibly frustrated. In the video shown by the FOX broadcast, one man reached into Betts’ glove on his left hand and the other fan grabbed the Dodgers outfielder’s right wrist.

Torres was eventually called out on the play and according to the FOX broadcast, the fans involved in the play were ejected from the game.

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 29: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers makes a leaping catch against the wall during Game 4 of the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. York at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

For those familiar with the drama that emerged from Game 1 of the World Series last Friday, Torres was also on the batting side of a Different game of fan interference..

On the play in Game 1, Torres hit a liner toward left center field, likely aimed at the wall. However, a fan in a gray Dodgers jersey extended his glove, essentially catching a live ball.

The bizarre play led the on-field umpires to keep Torres at second instead of allowing him to go all four bases for a home run. The Dodgers ended up winning that game 6-3 in extra innings.

However, other fan interference plays and non-calls in the postseason in the past ended up being important for the teams involved. One of the most infamous plays was the “Jeffrey Maier Incident” of 1996, where a 12-year-old fan hit a live ball into the stands from a Baltimore Orioles outfielder, helping the Yankees in the process. The umpires at the game ended up not ruling out the play as fan interference, awarding Derek Jeter a home run in that at-bat. The Yankees ended up winning that series against the Orioles.

“That was a home run, guys,” Jeter jokingly said of the play during the October 2024 MLB on FOX broadcast.