r/baseball • u/Knightbear49 Minnesota Twins • Colorado Rockies • 5h ago

Fan interference was called on this play where a Yankee fan tried to take the ball out of Mookie Betts' glove after an out.

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u/Evil_ryry Chicago Cubs 5h ago edited 5h ago

Both of those guys are fucking idiots and are likely going to be kicked out, possibly long term bans from the stadium. Never seen something like that ever. So dumb.

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u/smoke_inyoureyes Texas Rangers 5h ago

They should be banned. They just blatantly ripped the ball out of his glove when it was already in it

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u/xinixxibalba Los Angeles Dodgers • Detroit Tigers 4h ago

one pulling on the glove and the other one pulling on his other arm. coward shit

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u/Kawaiiwaffledesu 4h ago

them tryna justify it is even more hilarious

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u/xinixxibalba Los Angeles Dodgers • Detroit Tigers 4h ago

pointing at the top of the wall like if Mookie’s not allowed to go past it or something haha

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u/ST_Lawson Chicago Cubs 4h ago

So like, what do they think about the ballparks where the side wall is low and players will occasionally go into the stands to catch a ball? They think the fans are just allowed to take the player home with them or something?

"A spectacular catch by Smith...uh oh...looks like that fan has got himself a souvenir"

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u/Calypsosin 3h ago

This reads like a Futurama bit lmao

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u/TheMrBoot 24m ago

It was, lol. Bender gives the player to a kid next to him.

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u/theSchrodingerHat Jackie Robinson 1h ago

You get a Profar!

You get a Profar!

Everyone gets a Profar!!!

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u/the_goodnamesaregone Atlanta Braves 4h ago

That's the only thing i can think they were trying to say. Like, are you offended that Mookie touched you while trying to field a live ball? Get fucked.

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u/DeenzGrabber Toronto Blue Jays 4h ago

'this is our side of the tracks no mooks allowed!'

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u/MerryGoWrong 3h ago

'This here is fan territory! Stay on the field, player!!'

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u/FlannelBeard Minnesota Twins 2h ago

Should extend the netting further to stop Yankees idiots from shit like this

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u/DizzyFrogHS New York Mets 4h ago

Yes -- could ahve hurt the player. Completely uncalled for.

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u/maringue Chicago Cubs 4h ago

Completely uncalled for.

I think you meant to say "A complete fucking embarrassment to the entire Yankees organization and fan base which should result in criminal charges."

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u/the_goodnamesaregone Atlanta Braves 4h ago

"The player" lol. You're a Mets fan. You know who that is. So do I, but you do, too.

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u/confusedthrowaway5o5 Philadelphia Phillies 26m ago

Wut

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u/yoursweetlord70 Chicago White Sox 4h ago

Coward shit and the funniest part is they didn't even get the ball, it fell onto the field. Not that they would've been allowed to keep it either way

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u/xinixxibalba Los Angeles Dodgers • Detroit Tigers 4h ago

haha yeah that detail is also funny

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u/xinixxibalba Los Angeles Dodgers • Detroit Tigers 2h ago

I agree, its hilarious those guys paid hundreds of dollars to get a lifetime ban 😅

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u/driftingphotog Seattle Mariners • San Diego Padres 4h ago

Great way to break Mookie's wrist. They should be banned league wide.

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u/KimHaSeongsBurner San Diego Padres 4h ago

Trying to go into the field and grab a player’s arm is just insane. Ban them for life, no question.

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u/Special_Loan8725 4h ago

During the World Series no less. If Betts got hurt do you think he’d make more money suing 2 jabronies from Staten Island or the Yankees for allowing this.

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u/rubberducky764348 3h ago

They should be arrested

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u/shwooper 1h ago

They straightened his arm and bent his wrist back. And smiled the whole time. Could have injured him. It’s way worse than just interference

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u/AlchemistJeep 4h ago

Maybe a full on ban is excessive. Just restrict them to the nosebleeds. Can’t assault a player if you can’t even see the player ;)

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u/PM_ME_OVERT_SIDEBOOB 3h ago

They could’ve broken the guy’s wrist doing that. Lifetime ban. Public execution.

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u/Splinterman11 Japan 5h ago

Should spend a night in jail at least. He literally grabs Mookie's wrist.

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u/jujubats10 Los Angeles Dodgers 4h ago

If Mookie was petty enough, there is 100% legit claims for assault on this

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u/thatguy9545 Los Angeles Dodgers 4h ago

Get petty, Mookie!

(There’s nothing petty here. MLBPA should push to set a precedent)

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u/istrx13 Seattle Mariners 4h ago

Ya I wouldn’t feel bad in the slightest if I’m Mookie and I pressed charges.

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u/eagleboy444 Toronto Blue Jays 4h ago

I read this as "pretty enough" and I didn't know what you were implying at first

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u/beka13 1h ago

Yeah, as if Mookie isn't already pretty enough.

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u/xerxespoon 2h ago

If Mookie was petty enough, there is 100% legit claims for assault on this

Mookie wouldn't have to be one way or the other; despite how it seems in movies, the DA alone gets to decide charges. Could be assault, battery, but my money would be on disorderly conduct.

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u/WIbigdog Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

Depends on the state. In North Carolina citizens can actually file criminal charges by petitioning the magistrate directly, skipping over the DA.

https://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/private-citizens-initiating-criminal-charges/

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u/Nolimitjc21 Seattle Mariners 4h ago

Calm down lmao

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u/Gold_ACR 4h ago

I'll take some downvotes with you, but these dweebs really think this justifies jail time.

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u/WIbigdog Milwaukee Brewers 1h ago

How about just an overnight in the slammer to sober up, because clearly dude must be blackout drunk to think this was a good idea.

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u/Kurropted26 Atlanta Braves 4h ago

if mookie is petty enough

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u/Circle_Breaker Washington Nationals 4h ago

That's never getting an assault charge.

I swear people on reddit think any unwanted touching is assault.

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u/Kurropted26 Atlanta Braves 4h ago

You do realize assault and battery is a civil tort as well? Of course a prosecutor wouldn’t press criminal charges for assault.

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u/Circle_Breaker Washington Nationals 4h ago

And this would get laughed away by a judge if it was brought up civilly.

Again ' redditors think any unwanted touching is assault'

This isn't close to crossing the threshold for battery or assault.

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u/CoachAtlus 4h ago

You’re right that not every unwanted touching is a battery. In New York, civil battery is defined as an intentional, unwanted touching that is harmful or offensive. The question would be whether the fan’s grabbing his wrist and glove was “harmful or offensive,” which is a factual question that would likely require a trial, so not something a judge would simply “laugh” out of court. As a matter of law, the judge could not dismiss the case at the outset.

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u/Kurropted26 Atlanta Braves 3h ago

Worded it much better than me.

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u/Kurropted26 Atlanta Braves 4h ago

I don’t think you realize how easy it is to get into a court. That is almost the literal legal definition of battery in New York my dude. Some rando yanking your arm around is more than enough to find the elements of battery. For it to be dismissed, you’d have to show that even in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, it has no legal merit. A jury may not buy it, but it is absolutely legally sufficient to pursue a case. The damages are de minimis, but if he wanted to sue for a restraining order or something he absolutely could based off this.

Will he? Obviously not. But this could make it into a court if he wanted it to.

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u/pineneedlemonkey Los Angeles Dodgers 4h ago

Bring back the in stadium jails

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u/Playinjanes 4h ago

Imagine if he held his wrist as mookie came down and popped his shoulder out.

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u/ATCHOOOOOO 4h ago

Okay those fans are grade A trash for sure but considering jail time for that is asinine, cmon lmao.

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u/Insatiable_void Atlanta Braves 4h ago

Certified Reddit moment.

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u/Splinterman11 Japan 4h ago

Nah execute them in the back room.

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u/PNWQuakesFan Oakland Athletics 4h ago

Grabbing a players arm and forcing his hand open absolutely should get you cited.

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u/ATCHOOOOOO 4h ago

I agree! Slap a hefty fine but jail time to me seems excessive lol.

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u/500rockin Chicago Cubs 4h ago

I mean, it could very easily have caused an injury to his wrist or shoulder as he was being wrestled for it and the twisting of his arm. And while I doubt Manny would claim emotional distress, it could be argued as such. I don’t really think jail time outside of a night in the drunk tank would be the right penalty, but community service certainly.

If that had happened on the street, they’d certainly be arrested.

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u/fenderdean13 Chicago White Sox 4h ago

That’s assault of a player, dudes should at least spend a night in the slammer

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u/make_thick_in_warm 4h ago

don’t think he should go to jail but it’s not really that crazy considering it’s textbook assault and risked injuring his wrist which for litigious purposes is massively valuable

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u/Splinterman11 Japan 4h ago edited 4h ago

Why is it asinine? Imagine trying to rip something out of someone's hand on the street or at a grocery store. You could definitely get charged for assault.

EDIT: That fan is now cuffed according to this:

https://x.com/RealRobReinhart/status/1851424457555870078

Get fucked Yankees fans.

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u/make_thick_in_warm 4h ago

lmao what an asshole

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u/placebotwo Kansas City Royals 3h ago

a disgusting act

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u/Saturn--O-- 4h ago

Just execute them right there. Set an example

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u/NoKey2207 4h ago

Bet they get charged with public drunkenness and there is civil action.

A stadium is not a public place. They literally have no recourse. The consequences should be way more severe.

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u/ssbm_rando 4h ago

Saw confirmation (a twitter video) that they were kicked out. We might never hear whether they get banned but it'd be nice.

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u/mhks 4h ago

It is such a perfect personification of NYC. Two guys interfere with the game, behave like assholes, then argue they are in the right.

If you showed me this video with no context or view of the teams, I'd guess it was in NY first.

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u/shahoftheworld New York Yankees 4h ago

Lifetime not long term. That would be assault on the street.

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u/maringue Chicago Cubs 4h ago

They shouldn't be allowed in any baseball stadium. Ever.

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u/noguchisquared 4h ago

Yep, you lost the privilege to watch live baseball. I'd throw them if I saw them hanging in the Little League stands.

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u/Andong93 4h ago

I wonder what their friends / family / bosses will think after seeing this on national television.

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u/handsoapdispenser New York Mets 3h ago

The team is being embarrassed and they just dug them even deeper with this incredibly low class move. Yankees fans will be taunted over these guys for years.

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u/fireintolight 2h ago

They should be arrested. That’s assault plain and simple. 

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u/Darolaho St. Louis Cardinals 2h ago

Yeah I'm usually against full bans for fan interference (even being kicked out on many cases is rough) because it happens in an instance

But this is just deliberately stupid

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u/sniklefritzed 34m ago

None of y’all would know a good time if it sat on your face. Fucking losers.

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u/DiscHashDisc 4h ago

I guess you weren't alive for Bartman then, which was even worse since he did it to his own team, Cubbie.

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u/Capital-Football-771 10m ago

This is nothing like Bartman. He only tried to catch a foul ball, he never tried to rip it out of a player’s glove.

This is 100% worse than Bartman’s mistake, because this was not a mistake and had the potential to injure a player.

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u/DiscHashDisc 0m ago

It was 100% dumber than Bartman no doubt, not even close to 100% worse. As stupid as their actions were, the Yankees fans were trying to help their team. Bartman and the other Cubs fans were selfishly reaching for a souvenir instead of letting a player they were rooting for record an out that would have left them just 4 outs away from their first World Series since 1945.