Yankees fans claw at Mookie Betts in ugly interference scene

· New York Post

A pair of Yankees fans crossed the line on Tuesday.

Mookie Betts tracked down Gleyber Torres’ long fly ball down the right-field line in the first inning of World Series Game 4 at Yankee Stadium, when one fan aggressively grabbed the Dodgers star’s glove in an attempt to rip the ball out, while another took ahold of Betts’ wrist.

Whatever they were hoping to gain from the head-scratching move backfired: the fans, one clad in an Aaron Judge jersey and the other in a Mickey Mantle 42 jersey, were escorted out of the stadium by Yankees security.

Yankees fans aggressively grab at Mookie Betts during the first inning of Game 4.
Yankees fans aggressively grab at Mookie Betts during the first inning of Game 4.
Yankees fans aggressively grab at Mookie Betts during the first inning of Game 4.

It didn’t help the Yankees, either, as Torres was ruled out by fan interference.

The Bombers, trailing 2-0 after Freddie Freeman’s record-setting two-run homer, have needed all the aid they can get offensively in the World Series, but this was the wrong kind.