In Game 4 of the World Series, the Dodgers faced a bizarre incident where two Yankees fans, Austin Capobianco and John Peter, attempted to interfere with outfielder Mookie Betts. Their actions prompted ejection and indefinite bans from attending MLB games. Capobianco later expressed mixed feelings about gaining notoriety, stating, "I'm a hero in Yankees land. I'm a villain in America... I want to be forgotten about." This incident marked an unprecedented case of fan interference, deviating from typical incidental interactions in baseball.
I'm a hero in Yankees land. I'm a villain in America. I don't really care. I just want to be forgotten about. That's it. I want people to forget about me.
The whole situation was far and away the most egregious example of fan interference that MLB has ever seen.
More often than not, the interference is incidental as the fan attempts to catch the ball and impedes upon the player's ability to make a play.
Not in recent memory has a fan grabbed at a player in an attempt to break up the play.
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