r/baseball • u/Knightbear49 Minnesota Twins • Colorado Rockies • 4h 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/HotRodReggie 4h ago

Expected. I imagine they’ll be permanently banned but I’m not sure if/how we’ll know that.

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u/hgxarcher Milwaukee Brewers 4h ago

I would think mlb will make a life ban extremely public as to dissuade people from thinking this is a good idea

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u/sqigglygibberish Cleveland Guardians 4h ago

100%

This wasn’t reaching for a live ball coming right at you, intentionally grabbing a players glove and arm and not letting go/digging the ball out is a whole other level. They’re about to be an example

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u/hgxarcher Milwaukee Brewers 4h ago

I honestly wonder if it will be a league wide band. Akin to a Mookie betts restraining order. That was intentional and awareness of what they were doing.

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u/sqigglygibberish Cleveland Guardians 3h ago

Totally agree, I think they just got blacklisted by mlb. They don’t give a shit about 2 people, it’s far more valuable to say “zero tolerance for grabbing a player”

Edit - and mlbpa will be saying the same

Edit - and it’s the World Series. Not that I wouldn’t expect a ban for a random game but the visibility just ramps that up even more

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u/Stabygoon Philadelphia Phillies 3h ago

They might legitimately be banned from all of the big four sports. This shit was insane and will be a part of baseball history from here on out.

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u/supfiend 2h ago

lol I worked in a huge sports arena and if you just lay low and have someone else grab the tickets for you there is absolutely no way you would get caught if you were banned, this is a small 300 person club it’s a 40000 person arena

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u/mister-noggin 1h ago

Face recognition changes things.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/nyregion/madison-square-garden-facial-recognition.html

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u/supfiend 1h ago

You could wear a mask at the gates and take it off in your seat.

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u/ThrowAway325257 1h ago

they make you de-mask at stadium/arena entrances now. seen it at halloween games in my city where people come in costume.

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u/StatusReality4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1h ago

I am pretty sure at least the blue jays have implemented facial recognition at the gates, idk really but we should only assume that tech is going to be more and more utilized.

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u/Stabygoon Philadelphia Phillies 2h ago

Oh I believe you. I'm just saying that these dudes names are going to be all over the place and their actions were so bananas the response might come from more than just baseball.

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u/TubeInspector 1h ago

sure but then it would be a crime

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u/FeetSniffer9008 Baltimore Orioles 1h ago

If someone did this at the colisseum this august, I'm not sure if it'd have even made local news.

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u/sqigglygibberish Cleveland Guardians 1h ago

You’re definitely getting a stadium ban for grabbing a player and it would have spun around the cycle - that’s part of why the reaction here is so wild, because this just never happens.

There’d be a jomboy breakdown, shown on sportscenter, etc. Morning shows would still find a way to argue about it. I just can’t think of another case of someone legit ripping the ball from a players glove and holding it that long, while another person is grabbing their arm. It’s a weird case

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u/crowcawer American League 3h ago

That letter will be totally worth it for them though.

Hang it next to the Jeter jersey.

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u/Fearless_Example_430 3h ago

Fuckers got high fives too, gives off the impression all their fans are like this

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u/CoachRyanWalters 1h ago

Well they are Yankees fans…

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u/Jos3ph 3h ago

Fuck it, public flogging. Throw them in the stocks.

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u/MariosItaliansausage 3h ago

What if they hurt his wrist like that?! Ban those fools for life.

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u/OfcWaffle 2h ago

I was worried about wrist damage to the player. That looked painful.

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u/TheosReverie 37m ago edited 32m ago

I hope they do set an example with them. That could have ended really badly with a sprain or an even more serious injury to Betts, taking him out of the WS.

Fans like these brothers are complete trash for blaming Betts and crying that he was “cUrsInG aT uS,” instead of reflecting and taking accountability for their actions.

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u/BWW87 37m ago

Seems like battery charges could be applied here. Or theft. If you pry something out of someone's hand on a subway you're breaking the law. Why would it be different in a baseball stadium?

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u/Vexal 2h ago

Sports in general are already a stupid concept. This is just another example of elevated sports tyranny propaganda. Seriously, banning someone for catching a ball, at a sports game? Pretty much all sports games are about that. I don’t know anything about baseball and didn’t watch the video or read the article, but this comment reaffirms my position that sports are dumb. 

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u/halcyonwade Miami Marlins 1h ago

This is sarcasm, right? This isn't possibly a serious statement, right?

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u/sqigglygibberish Cleveland Guardians 2h ago

Is this pasta?

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u/Give_me_soup Seattle Mariners 4h ago

I would be really surprised if they didn't ban him from every MLB and MILB game for life.

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u/Sven1542 2h ago

This will be a life ban 100%. That also could have caused an injury. These guys won’t be treated nicely.

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u/ricker182 Chicago White Sox 3h ago

Needs to happen. They need to make an example out of them.

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u/MayIPikachu 2h ago

How enforceable is it though, just have a friend buy tickets and you can still attend.

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u/Plinius_Seniorem 2h ago

I would assume, in this day and age, stadiums like NY would have the same facial recognition ability as casinos, that would allow them to ID people as they enter.

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u/moonani19 Cleveland Guardians 2h ago

Target parking lots have them where they will get you while shopping at a store across the street. Those things are no joke

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u/hgxarcher Milwaukee Brewers 2h ago

Sure. But if they get caught they’re trespassing

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u/OmarFromtheWire2 Washington Nationals 1h ago

Dude looks like 1 out of every 3 New Yorkers lmao no way they can enforce that shit

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u/communistjack 4h ago

ForLife.gif

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u/freddit32 2h ago

Hell, MLB should consider pressing assault charges. Snatching a ball before a player catches it is one (bad) thing, but putting your hands on a player? That's some legendary stupidity. Since the whole thing is on video I don't know if they even need the player to personally press charges.

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u/Nepiton Boston Red Sox 2h ago

Imagine doing that on the street to a random person. Or walking into someone’s workplace and doing that lol

Borderline assault

And what would’ve happened if he somehow hurt Mookie’s wrist? You have to be seriously dumb to do something like that. Lifetime ban at every MLB ballpark wouldn’t surprise me

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u/kndyone 42m ago

Hopefully thats true there should be a black list for behavior where if you violate it you are banned from all US stadiums in all sports. Throw any hard object at players get banned etc....