The New York Yankees fan who grabbed Mookie Betts' wrist and pried the ball from his glove won't see his team or any other team for a long time after being briefly hailed as a hero. .
As a result of the incident, Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen were reportedly banned indefinitely from all MLB stadiums.
In the bottom of the first inning of Game 4 of the World Series, with the Yankees leading by three games, Gleyber Torres hit a pop fly down the right-field line and into the stands. Betts jumped on the ball and caught it, but was clearly in the danger zone.
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Fans Austin Capobianco (left) and John P. Hansen (right) watch Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers attempt to catch a fly ball in foul territory during the bottom of the first inning of Game 4 of the 2024 World Series against New York. interferes. Yankees at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2024 in the Bronx, New York City. The result of the play was an out. (Albero/Getty Images)
A Yankees fan in the front row ripped the glove from Betts' hand and tried to take the ball, and when the ball finally came out, another fan grabbed Betts' wrist.
Fans were ejected from the stadium, but were initially allowed to return the following night before the team reversed course and donated tickets to children with cancer and their families.
The Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder didn't talk much about his ordeal after Game 4, but he let it all out after Game 5.
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts catches a ball in foul territory after interference from New York Yankees fans during the bottom of the first inning of Game 4 of the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on October 29, 2024. do. (Brad Penner/Imagine Images)
“That was wild. It was really wild. I've never experienced anything like that. I told my wife it was like the second time in my life I wanted to fight someone,” Betts said. told FOX after the game. He won his third World Series. “Okay, okay. I don't know if he was trying to get the ball, I don't know what he was really trying to do. But he had to do what he had to do, And that’s what it is.”
Capobianco defended his actions, saying he was trying to help the Yankees.
“We always joke about the ball in our area,” Capobianco told ESPN. “I'm not going to go out of my way to attack. If it's within our area, I'm going to D-up.”
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts catches a batted ball in foul territory during the first inning of a game against the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)
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The fan was sitting in the seat of a friend who has been a season ticket holder since 1990. Those fans are allowed to keep their season tickets.
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