The New York Yankees are keeping their World Series hopes alive on Tuesday, Oct. 29, but one person who didn’t help was a fan who tried to rip a baseball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts.
During the bottom of the first inning of Game 4 at Yankee Stadium, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres hit a deep foul ball to right field. Betts, 32, ran to the wall and jumped to catch it. The fan got involved though, grabbed the right outfielder’s glove and tried to get the ball away. Another fan appeared and grabbed Betts by the wrist. The ball bounced out of the glove and into the stands.
The referees wasted no time in calling the 27-year-old Torres for fan interference. A league official said The Athletic that the fan and the one sitting next to him were ejected from Yankee Stadium.
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Tuesday’s Game 4 was the Yankees’ last chance to continue the World Series. The Dodgers won the first three games of the series, including Game 1 of a dramatic grand slam by Freddie Freeman.
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The top seed, 35, hit another home run in the first inning on Tuesday night, breaking the World Series record. He hit at least one home run in six straight World Series games. Freeman’s streak began during Game 5 of the 2021 World Series when he was a member of the Atlanta Braves, according to ESPN. He also hit another home run during Game 6 of the 2021 series, which ended in a Braves victory.
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Betts and the Dodgers are looking for their first World Series championship since winning the series at the end of the COVID-shortened 2020 season. The Dodgers have won seven World Series titles in franchise history.
The Yankees, who won Game 4 11-4, are hoping to win their 28th World Series and first since 2009. Game 5 starts at 8:00 PM ET on Fox Wednesday.
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