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World Series: New York Yankees fans who interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts banned from Game 5
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World Series: New York Yankees fans who interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts banned from Game 5

NEW YORK– Two fans at Yankee Stadium were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after one of them ripped a foul ball off the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night.

The two supporters will be reimbursed for the price of their tickets, a source told the sports network.

Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, Betts jumped the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torres’ pop-up in the first inning, but a fan in the front row, Austin Capobianco, caught the glove of Betts with both hands and took the ball away. . Capobianco’s friend John Peter then grabbed Betts’ ungloved hand.

Betts reacted angrily and Torres was immediately ejected by right field umpire Mark Carlson for fan interference.

“Tonight marks the final home game of the year, and we want every ounce of passion from our fans to be on display,” the Yankees said in a statement Wednesday. “Yankee Stadium is known for its energy and intensity, but the exuberance of supporting your team can never cross the line and intentionally put players in physical danger.

“The Yankees and Major League Baseball maintain a zero-tolerance policy for the type of behavior displayed last night. These fans will not be permitted to attend tonight’s game in any capacity.”

Capobianco, a Yankees season ticket holder, said he knew he would be in trouble, but he nevertheless chose to grab and open Betts’ glove, telling ESPN that he and Peter often discussed this specific scenario: if a foul ball happened to them, they “I will do what they can to help their team.

“We always joke about the ball in our area,” Capobianco, 38, said at a local bar after the game. “We’re not going to go out of our way to attack. If it’s in our zone, we’re going to go ‘D.’

“Someone defends, someone hits the ball. We talk about it. We’re ready to do it.”

Betts, visibly frustrated at the time, downplayed the incident after the match.

“When it comes to the person involved, it doesn’t matter,” Betts said. “We lost. It’s irrelevant. I’m fine. He’s fine. Everything’s fine. We lost the game and that’s what I’m focusing on. We have to turn the page and prepare for tomorrow .”

The Dodgers then had a two-run lead on Freddie Freeman’s two-run homer, but the Dodgers were unable to complete a sweep and suffered an 11-4 loss to the Yankees.

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Dodgers rookie pitcher Ben Casparius said. “It’s pretty interesting. It was obviously very early in the game, so I think that set the tone.”

Capobianco and Peter were escorted out of Yankee Stadium, but said they were told they would be allowed back for Game 5 on Wednesday. The Yankees did not immediately respond to ESPN’s request for comment on whether that was indeed the case.

“I know when I’m wrong and as soon as I did, I was like, ‘Boys, I’m out of here,'” Capobianco told ESPN. “I patrol this wall and they know it.”

The situation is reminiscent of Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS at Yankee Stadium and the controversy that followed, when preteen New York fan Jeffrey Maier intercepted a ball that appeared intended for the glove of Orioles right fielder Tony Tarasco. Without any replay review at that time, the hit was a home run by Derek Jeter and became the subject of October baseball legend.

This was the second time Torres had a bat affected by fan interference in this World Series. With two outs in the ninth inning of Game 1 at Dodger Stadium, Torres hit a fly ball to left field, and a fan reached out and caught the ball. Torres got a double.

In Game 4, Torres then hit a three-run homer to right field for New York’s final runs.

ESPN and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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