With Game 1 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers tied 2–2 in the ninth inning, one fan at Dodgers Stadium did the unthinkable.
With two outs at the top of the ninth, Yankees’ Gleyber Torres hit a fly ball to left center field that appeared to be just short of a home run. Before the ball could bounce off the wall, however, a Dodgers fan reached out over the wall with his glove and caught it himself.
Torres’s hit turned into an automatic double after replay review declared fan interference. The fan was later shown being escorted out of the stadium by security.
A fan reached over the fence on this hit by Gleyber Torres resulting in a fan interference call pic.twitter.com/67dm8hrhqm
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 26, 2024
Though Torres’s ball likely wasn’t going to be a homer, the fan’s shortsighted move put Torres on second with Juan Soto coming onto the plate during a clutch moment of the game.
The sports world didn’t appreciate the Dodgers fan’s selfish gesture.
That guy could not have left Dodger Stadium fast enough.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) October 26, 2024
Dodger fan, dude. Great catch. But …
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) October 26, 2024
That fan is NOT making it out of Dodger Stadium alive.
— MLB Clutch Moments And Walk Offs (@MLBWalk_Offs) October 26, 2024
that fan is ridiculously fortunate that it was extremely obviously not going to be a home run because if it was more ambiguous..............yikes
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) October 26, 2024
what are you doing dumbass pic.twitter.com/BVI0XVUFty
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) October 26, 2024
Dodgers fan WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) October 26, 2024
pic.twitter.com/Le1FWFa8RN
Most LA fan thing to do ever
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) October 26, 2024
the guy next to him 😂 pic.twitter.com/lqarlBhz4e
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) October 26, 2024
The Dodger fan that caught that homer said pic.twitter.com/MqTmcS2vIu
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) October 26, 2024
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Dodgers Fan Interferes With Critical, Ninth-Inning Play in Game 1 of World Series.
