Two New York Yankees fans who attempted to snatch the ball from the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts during Game 4 of the World Series in October have been banned from all Major League Baseball stadiums for a indefinite duration.
Betts, 32, was catching a foul ball hit by former Yankee Gleyber Torres over the right field wall when fans, seated in the front row, grabbed his wrist and opened his glove to take the ball .
MLB wrote a letter to John P Hansen and Austin Capobianco this week telling them their behavior at Yankee Stadium “far exceeded the bounds of acceptable fan behavior.”
The league added that if the two men were discovered at any MLB venue or event, they “would be removed from the premises and could be arrested for trespassing.”
Both fans were ejected from the game – which the Yankees won 11-4 – and were prevented from attending Game 5 the following night, when the Dodgers sealed a 7-6 victory. to win the championship.
