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Mookie Betts reveals how he really felt about the World Series incident with Yankees fans
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Mookie Betts reveals how he really felt about the World Series incident with Yankees fans

The banned Yankees fan who grabbed Mookie Betts claimed he and his friend decided to “D up.”

Well, it turns out Betts wouldn’t have had any trouble throwing.

After winning his third World Series on Wednesday night, Betts finally revealed his true thoughts about the two fans who grabbed him as he caught a foul ball during Game 4 on Tuesday.

“That was wild, man. That was really wild. I’ve never experienced anything like this,” Betts told the Fox crew after the Dodgers’ 7-6 win. “I told my wife it was the second time in my life I ever wanted to fight someone. I get it, dude. I get it. I don’t know if he was trying to get the ball, I don’t know what he was really trying to do, but he had to do what he had to do and that’s what it is.

Mookie Betts discusses the fan incident with David Ortiz. @awfulannouncing/X

One of the lasting memories of this World Series will be when Yankees fans Austin Capobioanco and friend John Peter interfere with Betts after a foul ball down the right field line in Game 4.

Mookie Betts was not happy with the fans’ interaction with him. Jason Szenes/New York Post
Mookie Betts during Game 4. Jason Szenes/New York Post

Capobianco grabbed Betts’ glove in an attempt to remove the ball, while Peter grabbed Betts’ right hand during the skirmish.

The fans were ejected for their actions, while Gleyber Torres was ejected due to fan interference.

Betts, for his part, downplayed the incident leading into Game 5.


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“I didn’t even know he grabbed my hand,” he said Tuesday after the Yankees’ 11-4 victory. “It’s fine.”

The former AL MVP added: “When it comes to the person and the game, it doesn’t matter. We have lost. It’s not relevant. I’m fine, he’s fine. Everything is cool. We lost the game, I’m kind of focused on that. We have to turn the page and get ready for tomorrow.”

With his second Dodgers title in hand, which he helped win Thursday with his game-winning sacrifice fly, Betts revealed his true thoughts while discussing the situation with David Ortiz.

His sentiments echoed those of his teammates, who had no problem calling out fans about their behavior in the immediate aftermath.

Mookie Betts has now won three championships. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

Dodgers shortstop Tommy Edman called it “ridiculous” and “unacceptable,” while third baseman Max Muncy told The Post that the two should receive “immediate lifetime bans.”

“They should never be allowed in any ballpark again,” Muncy said. “If it’s by accident that you’re trying to catch the ball and you bump into a (player), that’s one thing. But in that scenario, two guys try to grab Mookie’s glove and then his hand – that’s a lifetime ban.

He added: “That’s a borderline attack. You could file charges for that.”