NEW YORK — Ultimately, it would go down as one of the obscure player-fan interactions in World Sequence historical past.

The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts went hurtling towards the suitable area wall on a foul ball by Gleyber Torres however ended up getting held up by a pair of Yankee followers, who grabbed at his glove and arm to pry the ball free.

The Yankees introduced on Wednesday that Austin Capobianco and John Peter, who have been ejected from the stadium following the incident wouldn’t be allowed again into the stadium for Sport 5.

Earlier than the sport, Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone known as the scenario “not good,” whereas just a few gamers appeared to imagine that it was an remoted incident that they’d not should be involved about transferring ahead.

“There is no place for that. It is so simple as that,” Boone mentioned. “Like come right here, cheer, root in your workforce, no matter. No place for that. Ought to by no means have arms on anybody. Like simply not OK.”

Added Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts: “If there’s one participant that I do not assume is frightened can be Mookie on condition that he performed loads of video games on this ballpark. It was simply an unlucky circumstance. I am glad it was handled the suitable method, and we will simply transfer on to tonight.”

After the sport, Betts sought to rapidly transfer on from the scenario after the Dodgers have been defeated 11-4 to pressure Wednesday’s Sport 5. The Dodgers lead the collection, 3-1, and may safe the World Sequence title with a victory.

“It doesn’t matter. We misplaced. It’s irrelevant. I’m fantastic, he’s fantastic,” Betts mentioned after Tuesday’s loss. “All the things’s cool. We misplaced the sport and that’s kinda what I’m centered on. You gotta flip the web page and prepare for tomorrow.”

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Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo, who has been on each side of the depth from Yankees followers, each as a member of their workforce and on the opposite aspect with the rival Purple Sox, chalked the incident as much as a passionate fan base.

Verdugo mentioned that he “would not have any downside” if both of these two followers have been again on the stadium for Sport 5, however mentioned Main League Baseball deemed it was worthy of the punishment.

“It was possibly one of many extra excessive, type of attempting to tear a ball out. However on the similar time, that is type of New York,” Verdugo mentioned. “I really feel like that is what you anticipate out right here. You anticipate some distinctive issues.

“On the finish of the day, I did not really feel it was too severe. I believe Mookie type of shook it off too. That is simply type of the fervour, I assume, New Yorkers have.”

As for participant security, Teoscar Hernandez, who was slated to play in left area on Wednesday, known as the interplay “a little bit loopy” however doesn’t imagine there may be something for Dodgers gamers to fret about transferring ahead.

“Yankee followers, they’re actually passionate with this workforce. They go onerous on gamers,” Hernandez mentioned. “However I do not assume there’s nothing to fret about. I’ve performed right here for six years in opposition to the Yankees, and I by no means see something go mistaken with the alternative workforce., so I do not assume right this moment is that case.”

Banned followers’ tickets given to Bergenfield boy

Just a little bit of fine ended up popping out of the entire incident.

Earlier than the sport, the Yankees introduced that the tickets got to to Calvin Younger, a 15-year-old battling pediatric most cancers, and his household to fill these seats.

Calvin, a Bergenfield resident, had been invited to take part in a “Youngsters Solely” press convention on Sept. 13 however grew to become unwell and weak on his method into the stadium and was unable to attend the occasion. In the course of the press convention, kids battling most cancers have been in a position to ask questions of Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Rizzo, Marcus Stroman and Jose Trevino.

Calvin, who was identified with DSRCT sarcoma in June 2023, was admitted again to the hospital and needed to have surgical procedure. The Yankees invited him again for Wednesday’s World Sequence sport — the household’s first time at a Yankees postseason sport.