The Yankees fans who grabbed Mookie Betts need a lifetime ban

We request to talk earnestly what really happened connected Tuesday nighttime astatine nan New York Yankees’ Game 4 triumph complete nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful nan Bronx.

Two Pinstripes fans decided that it was perfectly OK to grab Mookie Betts’ glove arsenic he made a drawback successful foul crushed and rip nan shot retired of there. They were rightfully removed from Yankee Stadium.

Now, that was each atrocious connected its own. In lawsuit you request to beryllium told: those actions from those fans are NEVER OK. It’s vulnerable and disgusting behavior. But it gets worse acknowledgment to the quotes from 1 of nan fans.

ESPN’s Jesse Rogers caught up pinch Austin Capobianco and John Peter. Capobiano said they had planned for nan anticipation of a foul shot coming their measurement successful this manner: “We’re not going to spell retired of our measurement to attack. If it’s successful our area, we’re going to ‘D’ up.”

That’s right, they thought astir this. Ahead of time. Really?

And connected apical of that, Capobianco claimed they were told by nan Yankees “they would beryllium allowed backmost for Game 5 connected Wednesday” (Capobianco is simply a season-ticket holder). Rogers didn’t get a consequence from nan Yankees whether that was existent aliases not.

Let’s conscionable trim to nan chase: his play tickets should beryllium revoked, and he and Peter should beryllium banned for life. In what world should that beryllium rewarded? How would Betts consciousness showing up successful correct section again to spot those fans location again? What if nan aforesaid business comes up and he doesn’t effort to make nan drawback because he’s worried astir fans ripping his limb off?

This is simple, Yankees franchise and Major League Baseball. Do nan correct thing.

Fans battle Mookie Betts. If this is not, astatine slightest a life ban, nan MLB is not serious. pic.twitter.com/n1vzITBhZ7

— Jeff DeCola (@JeffDeCola) October 30, 2024

Lifetime prohibition and an battle complaint for nan POS Yankees instrumentality here.pic.twitter.com/UJ672562RY

— Jeff (@BeastQuake) October 30, 2024