Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts makes a catch in foul territory as a New York Yankees fan interferes. Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Watch: Yankees fans interfere with Mookie Betts, try to steal ball from glove

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Oct 29, 2024 9:00 PM ET

New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres led off the bottom of the first inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night by sending a foul ball down the right field line.

It sent Mookie Betts over to the wall where he attempted to make a leaping catch. He did. But two Yankees fans in the front row were not going to let him get away with it without a fight, as they attempted to wrestle the ball out of his glove and take his glove off his hand.

Have a look.

"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

First thing's first: If you are a fan, you absolutely can't interfere with a player to that degree. Especially since the ball was still in the field of play and not over the wall and into the stands.

Second, a front-row ticket to a World Series game at Yankee Stadium almost certainly costs over $1,000 at a bare minimum. These two guys spent that much cash and did not even get to see a full inning before being escorted out for trying to steal a souvenir that should not have been theirs.

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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