Two WS fans ejected for prying ball from Betts
NEW YORK — Two fans at Yankee Stadium were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after one pried a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night.
A league spokesperson told The Athletic that the fan who pulled the ball from Betts’ glove and the man sitting next to him were ejected after the incident.
Betts leaped at the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torres‘ popup in the first inning, but a fan in the first row with a gray Yankees’ road jersey grabbed Betts’ glove with both hands and pulled the ball out. Torres was immediately called out on fan interference.
The Yankees went on to win the game 11-4 and force a Game 5, which will be played at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. The Dodgers lead the series 3-1.
It was the second time Torres had an at-bat impacted by fan interference this World Series. With two outs in the ninth inning of Game 1 at Dodger Stadium, Torres hit a fly ball to left field, and a fan reached over and caught the ball. Torres was awarded a double.
The Dodgers, who are one win away from their second title in five years, held a 2-0 lead on Freddie Freeman’s two-run homer in the top of the first off Luis Gil at the time the incident occurred.
