At a baseball game in which the Yankees were facing the Dodgers, a fan approached, grabbed a player’s glove and forcibly snatched the ball. What does the regulation say about it?
An American League game baseball in which they faced Yankees and the Dodgers caused a stir in recent days for having hosted an unusual event in this type of event: the fan interference.
The fan of Yankees He tried to take the ball from her gloved hands. Mookie Bettsplayer of the Dodgersafter a out.
Fan interference: what does the regulation say?
The MLB -whose acronym means “Major League Baseball” or “major league baseball” in Spanish” – is the highest category of professional baseball in United States and Canada. Like every sport played at the professional level, the MLB has established rules to determine what can and cannot happen in a game.
He MLB regulationsspecifically the rule 6.01doesn’t give much thought when it comes to fan interference. It is clear when it comes to establishing a protocol to follow when fans cross the line and interfere with the normal development of the game.
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According to this, when there is spectator interference with any ball thrown or batted, the ball must be declared dead at the precise moment of interruption, and the play ends. Once the interference is over, the referee imposes whatever penalties he sees necessary on the person responsible for the interruption and nullifies the play completely.
This is a controversial topic, since this type of unexpected interference tends to be detrimental to the teams and the game in general.
What happened in the Yankees vs. Dodgers game?
In the fourth game of the World Seriesbaseball fans experienced a moment as unforgettable as it was anti-protocol between a player from the Dodgers, Mookie Bettsand a Yankees fan located in the front row of the stadium.
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In the bottom of the first inning, the player Gleyber Torres sent a ball into the foul zone. Bettsa renowned and powerful defender, ran beyond the end of the court, to the wall that surrounds it, ready to grab it.
But just as he jumped to catch the ball, a fan approached, grabbed Betts’ glove and he forcibly took it away, completely interfering in the match.
The referee’s decision It was fast and, without a doubt, tremendous. Not only did he request that security personnel take the fan out of the stadium, but he ordered the expulsion of Torres, the Yankee player who had thrown the ball. The story of an interference that ended up being more harmful than beneficial.
