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Yankees fans rip the ball from Mookie Betts
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Yankees fans rip the ball from Mookie Betts

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NEW YORK – As expensive as World Series tickets are, they don’t give fans the right to interfere with the playing field.

Don’t pry the ball away from Mookie Betts either.

A pair of New York Yankees fans were escorted from their seats down the right field line after one was called for fan interference on an errant pop-fly off the bat of New York Yankees leadoff hitter Gleyber Torres in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday evening.

Right field umpire Mark Carlson immediately flagged fan interference. But that wasn’t the end.

A fan sitting next to the one calling for interference tried to pry the ball out of Betts’ glove, a sheepish grin on his face. The other fan seemed to complain that the ball was inside the seating area and therefore fair game.

Neither got a baseball and didn’t win the argument. They were quickly escorted from their seats by stadium security.