Both fans tried to snatch the ball from the baseball player, in a foul play in the fourth game of the World Series
By: Joel Luna
In information published by the newspaper The New York Postthe two fanatics who took Mookie Betts and tried to snatch the ball from his glove during the fourth game of the World Series, held at Yankee Stadium, they were banned indefinitely from entering any baseball game in Big Leagues.
The fans, identified as Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen, were removed from the game and excluded from the fifth game in the Bronx, which ultimately was the last of that Fall Classic.
Both occupied seats belonging to a season ticket holder who could not attend the game and who will keep the seats, since he has owned those spaces since 1990.
As you may remember, the Los Angeles Dodgers player jumped to catch the foul ball, and there came the interference from the Los Angeles fans. New York.
In a letter that an official sent to the two suspended fans he told them:
“His conduct posed a serious risk to the player’s health and safety, and far exceeded the line of acceptable fan behavior. Based on his conduct, Major League Baseball will ban him indefinitely from all stadiums, offices and other baseball facilities. MLB.”
At the time, the Yankees board described the actions as “atrocious and unacceptable” and issued a statement in which they expressed:
“The safety of players, fans and stadium staff is the fundamental element of every event held at Yankee Stadium, and cannot be compromised.”
The decision to prohibit the two fans from entering Yankee Stadium was made in conjunction with MLB, so the League added the rest of the stadiums.
Fortunately, the incident at that time did not escalate, and the player returned to his position, while the pair of fans were removed from the park, restoring calm.
The squads on the field are there to provide a spectacle, and the directors of the different stadiums do everything possible to safeguard the physical integrity of both the players and the public who attend and pay a ticket to see the show.
2025-01-11 01:35:00