A pair of New York Yankees fans tried did best to stop Mookie Betts on Tuesday night.
Two Yankees fans sitting in the front row near the foul pole in right field were called for fan interference after they tried to actually rip Betts’ glove off of his hand as he made a play on a foul ball in Game 4 of the World Series.
Their attempt, which came as Betts was trying to track down a fly ball from Gleyber Torres in the bottom of the first inning, was unsuccessful.
Torres hit a deep fly ball on Tuesday night, though it started curving into foul territory in right field. Betts tracked down the ball successfully and appeared to have made the play right as the ball reached the first row of seats at Yankee Stadium, but the two fans immediately tried to jump in and make a play for the ball. One fan actually ripped the ball out of Betts’ glove while he was trying with everything in his power to pull the glove off of Betts’ hand completely.
While the effort was certainly there, officials quickly called fan interference and granted Betts the out. Security ran up to the fans almost immediately, too, though it’s unclear if they were ejected.
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Tuesdays’ game with a 3-0 lead, and they jumped up 2-0 immediately after Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the top of the first inning. Freeman has now hit a home run in all four World Series games this fall and in six straight World Series games, both of which are records.
The Dodgers are searching for their first World Series title since 2020. The Yankees haven’t won since 2009. No team has successfully rallied out of an 0-3 hole in World Series history.
