The celebrity status of one of the banished New York Yankees fans continue to grow.

Four-time Super Bowl winner tight end Rob Gronkowski on Wednesday written the and said to “Up & Adams” show that he was friends with Austin Capobianco, the fan who tried to snatch the ball from the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night.

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“Austin was a friend from college (Arizona)” Gronkowski wrote Wednesday. “Very passionate about the teams he represents. I will do anything for them. A threat, a wild boy as well, this is the person who would say without a doubt he would do this and then actually do it. Manic status since college was confirmed.

The incident occurred in the bottom of the first inning at Yankee Stadium. With the Yankees leading 2-0, second baseman Gleyber Torres hit a fly ball into foul territory in right field. Betts followed the ball, caught it and completed the putdown.

To his surprise, two fans grabbed his glove, wrestling with Betts for the foul ball, which was removed. But one fan, Capobianco, grabbed Betts’ wrist, while the other, John Peter, caught the ball, which came out of Betts’ glove.

Betts still managed to escape, while the two fans were immediately escorted out of Yankee Stadium and subsequently barred from Wednesday’s Game 5. Their four season tickets for Game 5 on Wednesday were confiscated by the Yankees (with full refund) and donated to Bergenfield pediatric cancer patientthe boys’ two brothers and mother.

“(Capobianco) was part of the ice hockey team, the club Arizona Wildcats team,” Gronkowski said on the show. “Let me tell you, the whole hockey team was crazy.”

Gronkowski also added: “He’s all in for the Yankees. I remember him talking about the Yankees all the time, how he loves them so much, and that describes him perfectly, doing whatever it takes to help his team. It’s a beauty.

Manny Gómez and Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media contributed to this report