It happened in the MLB World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees are carrying out a World Series heart attack in Major League Baseball (MLB), in an exciting best-of-seven matchup. Freddie Freeman He was the main protagonist at the beginning to give the Angelenos the advantage in the last play of the first head-to-head. Now, during the fourth game of the final tie, a particular incident occurred with a player from that squad and rival fans.
At the beginning of the event, the Dodgers They won 2-0 this Tuesday in the Yankee Stadium and, in the first of the nine regulation innings, the right fielder of that institution, Mookie Bettstried to catch a fly ball coming out of the bat. To do this, he extended his arm at the height of the stands to keep that ball whose trajectory ended very close to the stands.
Betts kept it, but two supporters of the Yankees They grabbed him trying to take it away from him. One of them tried to tear it from his gloved hand, and the remaining subject grabbed it from his other wrist. This provoked the player’s angry complaint to the organizers, who approached the scene. Fans claimed that the ball was already outside the field, but the images are clear to banish the hypothesis of a possible home run.
Interference by two fans with a play after Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts caught a ball in the first inning of the World Series game against the New York Yankees (AP/Ashley Landis)
Those involved in this event were escorted out of the stadium before loud boossince they had harmed their team: Their batter was declared the first out (the three of them are considered to have won the turn of the rival team) due to the interference of the fans.
Despite that, the New York Yankees They were able to overcome the crossing 11-4 and won the first point of the series (1-3). They are obliged to win the three remaining matches to keep the World Series. They play again this Wednesday, from 9:08 p.m. (Argentine time).
Once the actions have been completed, Mookie Betts He spoke about the play that marked the game: “It doesn’t matter. We lost, it’s irrelevant. I’m fine, he’s fine, everything’s cool. We lost the game, that’s what I’m focused on, turning the page and getting ready for tomorrow.”.
The New York Yankees were able to overcome the match 11-4 and are 1-3 in the series (Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)
This moment also caused an echo in one of the commentators of Fox Sports: “Betts Has That Ball In His Glove, And This Fan Is Literally Trying To Take It From Him”. Even the analyst John Sterlingassured: “I have never seen anyone go for balls before… in my more than 40 years broadcasting baseball, I have never seen that”.
This is not the first time a situation of this nature has happened on a baseball field. One of the most paradigmatic cases took place in 2003, when a fan of the Dogs of Chicago (they had returned to a World Series after 58 years), Steve Bartman, changed the direction of a ball in the face of the failed attempt by that team’s outfielder, Moisés Alou, to contain it before it hit the ground to produce the out to the Florida Marlins. The Dogs They won 3-2 in the sixth game, but gave up that set and lost the decisive seventh game. Bartman left the redoubt covering his face and had to apologize. Some time later, that infamous ball was auctioned for more than USD 113.000.
The Fall Classic between Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees He had already recorded an event that will be recorded in the golden books of the discipline. Freddie Freeman achieved a Grand Slam in the tenth inning, the first in history to do so to give the Los Angeles team a 6-3 victory. “This might be the greatest moment I’ve ever witnessed in baseball, and I’ve seen some great ones. I can’t believe what just happened”Delighted Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
