January 10, 2025, 5:01 PM ET
NEW YORK – Major League Baseball has banned two fans from attending games at Major League Baseball stadiums after they interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium. .
The league sent letters to Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen this week informing them of the decision.
“On October 29, 2024, during Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, you intentionally and forcefully grabbed a player and disrupted play. Your actions posed a significant risk to the health and safety of the players. , went far beyond the “line of acceptable fan behavior,” the letter said, first reported by the New York Post and later obtained by The Associated Press.
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“Based on your conduct, Major League Baseball will indefinitely ban you from all MLB stadiums, offices, and other facilities,” the letter said. “You are also prohibited indefinitely from participating in any MLB sponsored or related event. If you are found on any MLB property or event, you may be removed from the premises and arrested for trespassing.” Please note that.”
MLB has previously issued league-wide suspensions to fans who trespass on the field or threaten baseball personnel. A fan who approached Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. at Coors Field in Colorado in 2023 received a similar suspension.
Capobianco and Hansen were ejected from the game on October 29 and suspended from Game 5 the following night.
In the first inning, Betts jumped against the retaining wall in the foul area and caught Gleyber Torres’ pop fly, but a fan wearing a gray Yankees road jersey in the first row grabbed Betts’ glove with both hands and pulled the ball out. Ta. Another fan grabbed Betts’ bare hand.
The Yankees at the time called the act “terrible and unacceptable.”
The team announced Friday that the two fans suspended by MLB were not season ticket holders. The newspaper reported Friday that season ticket holders were not at the game and would be allowed to be kept.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
