The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for viewers.

THE Los Angeles Dodgers win 4-2 against the New York Yankees Game 3 of the Fall Classic averaged 13.64 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming, according to early Nielsen numbers. This beat the 13.4 million people who tuned in to the Pittsburgh Steelers win 26-18 against the New York Giants on ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2 and streaming.

Yankees-Dodgers viewership peaked at 14.25 million from 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. EDT. It was the third most-watched game since 2018, when the Dodgers’ 18-inning win over the Red Sox averaged 13.3 million.

It was Fox’s most-watched primetime telecast on a Monday since Game 5 of the 2013 series between Boston and St. Louis (14.45 million).

Two New York Yankees fans were banned from tonight’s game in the Bronx after entering the field and interfered with Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts during last night’s match.

The pair released the ball, but the umpires immediately ruled out Yankees hitter Gleyber Torres and the front-row fans were ejected.

“Last night, two fans were ejected from Yankee Stadium for flagrant and unacceptable physical contact with Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts,” the Yankees said in a statement Wednesday. “The safety and security of players, fans and stadium staff is the fundamental element of every event held at Yankee Stadium, and it cannot be compromised.”

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In Oshu, the small rural town where Shohei Ohtani grows up, baseball is as much a part of the landscape as the farmers’ fields and low hills that surround it. The region has long been known for its beef and ironwork. Now it’s famous for Ohtani.

Local officials have held watch parties at area community centers where people are given inflatable sticks saying “Shohei Ohtani – The Pride of Oshu City” to greet the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar as his team faces the New York Yankees in Ohtani. first World Series.

While they watched Game 4broadcast Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. in Japan, Yasuo Sakamoto, 74, and his wife Keiko, 70, wore the Dodgers jerseys and hats they received when they visited Los Angeles this summer to see Ohtani play.

“Even at my age, I’m really impressed with him,” Yasuo Sakamoto said of Ohtani. “In Japan, when there is news about Ohtani, it is good news. If they win, it will be even brighter.

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Dan Patrick explains why he didn’t understand the need for two New York fans to get involved with Mookie Betts on the field during Game 4 of the World Series against the Dodgers.

Legendary radio sportscaster John Sterling surprised fans with a return to the microphone just in time to celebrate the Yankees’ victory in Game 4 of the World Series. NBC’s Jesse Kirsch reports for “TODAY.”