(Major League Baseball)
You Can’t Do That!
Two Yankees fans sitting in the front row near the foul pole in right field were called for fan interference after they tried to rip Mookie Betts’ glove off of his hand as he made a play on a foul ball in Game 4 of the World Series.
Betts appeared to have made the play right as the ball reached the first row of seats at Yankee Stadium, and the two fans immediately tried to jump in and steal the ball. One fan actually ripped the ball out of Betts’ glove while apparently trying to pull the glove off of Betts’ hand completely.
Officials quickly called fan interference and granted Betts the out. Security ran up to the fans almost immediately, and the two were seen being walked out of the stands.
The fan who tried to rip Betts’ glove off was identified as Austin Capobianco. Austin’s younger brother, Darren, told The Athletic that Betts was swearing at them.
“I just see the ball kind of — I don’t want to say [go up for grabs, if that makes sense,” Darren Capobianco said, via The Athletic. “And then Mookie was swearing at us. Not good.”
Austin, who is a Yankees season-ticket holder, declined to comment about the incident. He said he just wanted to “watch the game.”
Talk about fan interference.
After Mookie Betts caught a foul ball, a Yankees fan tried to take his glove off, and then when that failed, he then pries the baseball out of it like it wasn't obvious.
Because New York. pic.twitter.com/n14Q6veK3o
— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPow3ll) October 30, 2024
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