Yankee fans who interfered with Mookie Betts catch banned from Game 5
Two New York Yankees fans were banned from tonight's game in the Bronx after they crossed into the field of play and interfered with Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts in last night's game.
The pair jarred the ball loose, but umpires immediately ruled Yankees batter Gleyber Torres out and the front-row fans were kicked out.
“Last night two fans were ejected from Yankee Stadium for egregious and unacceptable physical contact with Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts,” the Yankees said in a statement Wednesday. “The safety and security of players, fans and Stadium staff is the foundational element of every event held at Yankee Stadium, and it cannot be compromised.”
Shohei Ohtani stokes national pride in Japan with World Series debut
In Oshu, the small rural town where Shohei Ohtani grew up, baseball is as much a part of the landscape as the farmers’ fields and low-rise hills surrounding it. The area has long been known for its beef and ironwork. Now it’s famous for Ohtani.
Local officials have organized watch parties at community centers in the area where people are given inflatable sticks saying “Shohei Ohtani — The Pride of Oshu City” to wave when cheering for the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar as his team takes on the New York Yankees in Ohtani’s first World Series.
As they watched Game 4, which aired at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning in Japan, Yasuo Sakamoto, 74, and his wife Keiko, 70, wore the Dodgers jerseys and hats they got when they visited Los Angeles this summer to see Ohtani play.
“Even at my age, I’m really awed by him,” Yasuo Sakamoto said of Ohtani. “In Japan when there’s news about Ohtani, it’s bright news. If they win, it’s going to be even brighter.”
Betts has crazy moment with Yankees fans in Game 4
Dan Patrick explains why he didn’t understand the need for two New York fans to become involved with Mookie Betts in the field of play during Game 4 of the World Series against the Dodgers.
Legendary radio sports commentator John Sterling surprised fans with a return to the microphone just in time to celebrate the Yankees’ Game 4 win of the World Series. NBC’s Jesse Kirsch reports for "TODAY."