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Yankee Stadium fans ejected after one pries ball out of Mookie Betts' glove at World Series

World Series Baseball
October 30, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) โ€” Two fans at Yankee Stadium were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after one pried a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night.

Betts leaped at the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torresโ€™ pop up in the first inning, but a fan in the first row with a gray Yankeesโ€™ road jersey grabbed Bettsโ€™ glove with both hands and pulled the ball out. Another fan grabbed Bettsโ€™ non-glove hand.

Betts reacted angrily, and Torres was immediately called out on fan interference.

Yankee Stadium fans ejected after one pries ball out of Mookie Betts' glove at World Series
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โ€œWhen it comes to the person in play, it doesnโ€™t matter,โ€ Betts said. โ€œWe lost. Itโ€™s irrelevant. Iโ€™m fine. Heโ€™s fine. Everythingโ€™s cool. We lost the game and thatโ€™s what Iโ€™m kind of focused on. We got to turn the page and get ready for tomorrow.โ€

The Dodgers had a two-run lead at the time on Freddie Freemanโ€™s two-run homer, but the Dodgers were unable to complete a sweep and took an 11-4 loss to the Yankees.

โ€œIโ€™ve never seen anything like it,โ€ said Dodgers rookie pitcher Ben Casparius. โ€œItโ€™s pretty interesting. It was obviously very early in the game so I think it kind of set the tone.โ€

It was the second time Torres had an at-bat impacted by fan interference 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 over and caught the ball. Torres was awarded a double.

Yankee Stadium fans ejected after one pries ball out of Mookie Betts' glove at World Series
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Torres later hit a three-run homer to right field for New Yorkโ€™s final runs.

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