Fans try to grab the ball from the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts in World Series Game 4; Interference called

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NEW YORK (KTTV) – Yet another fan interference drama erupted in the World Series.

This time it happened at Yankee Stadium instead of Dodger Stadium. In the first inning of Game 4 of the Fall Classic, New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres hit a fly ball into the foul territory of the right field bleachers, leaving Los Angeles DodgersMookie Betts to chase the ball.

Betts jumped up and got the ball, but as he tried to get down the fence, two Yankee fans tried to pry the ball out of Betts’ glove, leaving the Dodger star visibly frustrated. In the video shown by the FOX broadcast, one man reached for Betts’ left hand and the other fan grabbed the Dodger outfielder’s right wrist.

Torres was eventually called on the play and, according to the FOX broadcast, the fans involved in the play were ejected from the game.

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 29: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers makes a catch against the wall during Game 4 of the 2024 World Series Presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, October 29 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

For those familiar with the drama that came out of Game 1 of the World Series last Friday, Torres was also on the receiving end of a different fan interference game.

In Game 1, Torres threw a line drive to left center, presumably heading for the wall. However, a fan in a gray Dodgers jersey held out his glove, essentially catching a live ball.

The rare and odd play led the field umpires to hold Torres at second as opposed to letting him round all four bases for a home run. The Dodgers went on to win that game 6-3 in extra innings.

However, other postseason fan interference plays and no-calls in the past ended up being significant for the teams involved. One of the most infamous plays was the “Jeffrey Maier incident” in 1996, in which a 12-year-old fan shot a live ball into the stands from a Baltimore Orioles player, helping the Yankees in the process. The umpires ended up not ruling fan interference, awarding Derek Jeter a home run in that at-bat. The Yankees ended up winning that series against the Orioles.

“That was a home run, guys,” Jeter playfully said of the game during MLB on FOX’s Oct. 2024 broadcast.