New York Yankees Fans Go Overboard Interfering With Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts

Two fans at Yankee Stadium were ejected in the first inning of Game 4 of the World Series after trying to rip a foul ball out of Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts' glove.

Oct 29, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts (50) makes a catch in foul territory against the New York Yankees in the first inning during Game 4 of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. / Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

On the brink of elimination, the New York Yankees entered Game 4 of the World Series in a desperate spot.

Their fans, as it turned out, were just as desperate.

Second baseman Gleyber Torres was leading off the bottom of the first after Freddie Freeman gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the top of the inning, bringing them one step closer to a championship-clinching sweep. Facing a 1-0 count, Torres fouled off a fastball and sent it deep down the first base line.

Right fielder Mookie Betts clocked it right away and tracked it all the way to the wall. He made a leaping grab, reaching into the stands to record the out.

Two Yankees fans sitting in the front row weren't ready to see the at-bat come to an end, though.

One grabbed Betts' glove and did his best to pry it open. Another grabbed Betts' other hand to try and stop him from completing the transfer.

They ultimately succeeded in jarring the ball loose, but the umpires immediately called fan interference. The two men were ejected and escorted out of the stands.

"Well, A for effort."

Fan interference was called on this play where a Yankee fan tried to take the ball out of Mookie Betts' glove after an out. pic.twitter.com/iZ6taImncd

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Juan Soto and Aaron Judge each drew walks following Torres' flyout, so perhaps a run could have come around if the inning hadn't started with a quick out. Instead, the Yankees came up empty.

New York went on to win 11-4 regardless, forcing a Game 5 on Wednesday.

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