Yankees fan who ripped ball from Mookie Betts breaks silence as footage shows them being ejected from World Series

The Yankees instrumentality who attempted to rip nan shot from Mookie Betts' mitt has spoken retired aft being ejected from nan World Series successful melodramatic scenes. 

Game 4 successful nan Bronx took an unthinkable move erstwhile Betts leaped towards nan stands to drawback a deed from Gleyber Torres astatine nan bottommost of nan first. 

After the Los Angeles prima snagged nan ball, a New York instrumentality - later identified arsenic Austin Capobianco - forcefully tried to snatch it from his glove. Betts reacted furiously and could beryllium seen shouting successful nan guidance of Copabianco and different Yankees instrumentality who held his limb during nan tussle. 

The 2 supporters were soon escorted retired of nan arena by information and Copabianco - said to beryllium a 38-year-old play summons holder from Connecticut - later collapsed his silence.

'I conscionable want to watch nan game,' he told The Athletic, shortly earlier Anthony Volpe's expansive slam turned nan crippled successful New York's favor. 

Yankees fans booed arsenic nan 2 fans were led retired of nan stadium, pinch immoderate offering them high-fives and handshakes. 

Capobianco's brother, Darren, 29, insisted that he saw Betts' mitt spell complete nan wall arsenic he tried to make nan catch. 

'I conscionable spot nan shot benignant of — I don't want to opportunity (go) up for grabs,' Darren told The Athletic. 'And past Mookie was swearing astatine us. Not good.'

Betts could beryllium seen complaining to nan umpires, while nan fans pleaded their innocence.  

After nan shot yet flew retired of his mitt and connected to nan field, it was ruled instrumentality interference and an out.

Copabianco could beryllium seen gritting his teeth arsenic he tried to wrestle nan shot retired of Betts' grip, while nan instrumentality to his near held nan player's different wrist. 

Remarkably, it was not nan first clip this bid that fans person interfered pinch a deed from Torres. 

In nan ninth inning of Game 1, Yankees supporters were near furious aft a Dodgers instrumentality caught a imaginable go-ahead homer. Los Angeles went connected to triumph nan crippled successful melodramatic fashion.  

'Oh man that's dangerous,' 1 instrumentality wrote aft Betts' conflict pinch nan supporter. 'Those fans should beryllium banned for life. No excuse for rubbing a player.'

'I'd prohibition him for life. I'm a Yankees instrumentality and it was gross,' different added.

'As a Yankee instrumentality I americium embarrassed to spot this bad behavior,' a 3rd said.

Other fans branded nan brace 'morons' and 'a**holes', pinch 1 moreover claiming they should beryllium charged pinch assault.

But Ana Flamengo, a Yankees instrumentality from Connecticut, thanked Copabianco for his efforts.

'I saw him being walked out,' Flamengo told The Athletic. 'I told him he was my leader for trying to prevention nan Yankees. It's nan title game.'

The Yankees overcame an early shortage and avoided getting swept pinch an 11-4 triumph astatine home. The 2 teams look disconnected successful nan Bronx again connected Wednesday nighttime earlier nan bid heads backmost to Los Angeles connected Friday. 

The past squad to travel backmost from 3-0 down to triumph nan World Serie was nan 2004 Boston Red Sox against nan Yankees.