Dodgers fan catches live ball in tense moments of World Series, prompting fan interference call

LOS ANGELES – The 2024 World Series has generated a lot of drama to start the series.

In the midst of what was already a tense 2-2 draw between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, a strange fan interference play was called during the game.

Gleyber Torres of the Yankees launched a liner to left center field, probably aimed at the wall. However, a fan in a gray Dodgers jersey extended his glove, essentially catching a live ball.

The rare and bizarre play led the on-field umpires to keep Torres at second, instead of letting him go all four bases for a home run as the Yankees infielder and his Bronx Bombers teammates had hoped.

Luckily for the fan, who was seen packing his bag after the controversial play, the inning ended up being inconsequential for Los Angeles since no one scored in the ninth inning.

However, other fan interference plays and non-calls in the postseason in the past ended up being important for the teams involved. One of the most infamous plays was the “Jeffrey Maier Incident” of 1996, where a 12-year-old fan hit a live ball into the stands from a Baltimore Orioles outfielder, helping the Yankees in the process. The umpires at the game ended up not ruling out the play as fan interference, awarding Derek Jeter a home run in that at-bat. The Yankees ended up winning that series against the Orioles.

“That was a home run, guys,” Jeter jokingly said of the play during the October 2024 MLB on FOX broadcast.