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Video: Mookie Betts 'wanted to fight Yankees fans who interfered during World Series' | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors


Video: Mookie Betts 'wanted to fight Yankees fans who interfered during World Series' | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 29: Fans Austin Capobianco (L) and John Peter (R) interfere with Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he attempts a fly ball in foul territory during the first inning of game four to catch the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2024 in the Bronx borough of New York. The game ended with one out. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts didn't react kindly to interference from two New York Yankees fans as he tried to catch a foul ball in Game 4 of the World Series.

After the Dodgers were victorious in Game 5 and won the Fall Classic, Betts said on Fox that he had never experienced anything like it before and that it was “like the second time in my life that I've ever wanted to fight someone.”

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“That was like the second time in my life that I ever wanted to fight someone.”
Mookie about the two fans who grabbed him in Game 4 and took the ball out of his glove pic.twitter.com/cOi5DyST2a

Baseball players know that reaching into the stands can be risky, especially inside a venue. But two Yankees fans crossed a clear line in the first inning of Game 4. One tried to pull the ball out of Betts' glove after he caught it, while another grabbed his right wrist.

ESPN's Jesse Rogers identified the fans as Austin Capobianco and John Peter, both of whom were ejected from the game. Capobianco is the one who chose Betts' glove, and he told Rogers that the scenario was something he had imagined before.

“We always joke about the ball in our area,” he said. “We won’t bother attacking. If it’s in our area, we’ll go up ‘D’.”

“Someone defends, someone hits the ball. We talk about it. We are ready for this.”

Capobianco and Peter were excluded from participating in Game 5. They are both Yankees season ticket holders and it is unclear whether their ban will be extended into the 2025 MLB season.

It's probably a good thing they weren't at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night to watch the Bronx Bombers blow a five-run lead en route to defeat in the World Series.

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