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Yankees Fans Ejected After Interfering with Mookie Betts’ Catch in WS G4 Game vs. Dodgers | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

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Yankees Fans Ejected After Interfering with Mookie Betts’ Catch in WS G4 Game vs. Dodgers | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 29: Fans interfere with Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he attempts to make a catch in illegal territory during the first inning of Game 4 of the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees

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New York Yankees fans are doing everything they can to help their team advance to Game 5 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In the bottom of the first inning of Game 4, Mookie Betts took a diving catch against the wall and knocked the ball out for an out, but two fans at Yankee Stadium tried to snatch the ball from his glove. The game was canceled after the referees claimed there was interference from fans.

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This game was called for fan interference when a Yankee fan tried to snatch the ball from Mookie Betts’ glove after an out. pic.twitter.com/iZ6taImncd

The fans were ultimately ejected from the game in an 11-4 Yankees victory, a league spokesman confirmed to The Athletic’s. Brendan Couty.

“This was one of the most aggressive fan-tearing-the-ball-out-of-the-glove (incidents) I’ve ever seen,” longtime former MLB umpire Dale Scott said, according to Coutee.

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Yankees fans were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after attempting to take Mookie Betts’ catch and arm.
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Both the Yankees and their fans are desperate for a win, hoping to avoid beating Los Angeles. New York seemed capable of giving the Dodgers a good run after they went into extra innings in Game 1, but from then on it was all Los Angeles.

The Dodgers won Game 2 4–2 and dominated Game 3 as their pitchers held the Yankees scoreless until the ninth inning when Alex Verdugo finally got them on the board with a two-run homer.

Los Angeles’ job on the mound has been too much for New York through three games, especially for star Aaron Judge, who got a hit in Game 1 but has since gone 0-for-7 and gotten on base just once.

Now on the brink of elimination, the Yankees need someone who can step up and contribute more, although they would probably prefer their fans just enjoy the game rather than try to create their own game.