New York Yankees fans tried to give a whole new meaning to “home field” advantage on Tuesday — and got ejected for their trouble.
A foul ball pop-up in the first inning of Game 4 of the Yankees-Los Angeles Dodgers World Series was gloved by Dodgers right field Mookie Betts until two men in the crowd decided to take matters into their own hands.
What followed was a scene to remember:
“Well, A for effort.”
Fan interference was called on this play where a Yankee fan tried to take the ball out of Mookie Betts’ glove after an out. pic.twitter.com/iZ6taImncd
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 30, 2024
Officials still called the ball an out, and the two men, identified by ESPN as Austin Capobianco and John Peter, were escorted from Yankee Stadium.
Capobianco, 38, was unapologetic after the game.
“We always joke about the ball in our area,” Capobianco said in an interview at a local taproom, ESPN reported. “We’re not going to go out of our way to attack. If it’s in our area, we’re going to ‘D’ up.
“Someone defends, someone knocks the ball. We talk about it. We’re willing to do this.”
Unbelievably, Betts was willing to let the incident…
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