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If you’re feeling a sense of deja vu watching the Yankees in the playoffs, you’re not alone.
Anthony Volpe hit a deep fly into left field in the bottom of the sixth inning of ALDS Game 3, which was originally ruled a game-tying, two-run homer.
However, a fan in the left field seats reached over the left field wall and interfered with the ball as Rays outfielder Victor Mesa Jr. attempted to make a leaping grab.
After a lengthy review, the umpires decided the fan had interfered, and Volpe was awarded with an RBI double.
The Rays ended the inning in the lead, 4-3.
“After viewing all relevant angles, the Replay Official definitively determined the spectator interfered with the ball over the field of play,” MLB said in a statement. per The Post’s Joel Sherman. “The ball would not have left the playing field nor would it have been caught. The call is OVERTURNED, there was spectator interference and no home run. Additionally, the Replay Official scored one run and placed the batter-runner at second.”
It was eerily reminiscent of the infamous Jeffrey Maier incident during the 1996 ALCS when the then-young fan aided a Derek Jeter homer.
In Game 1 of the 2024 World Series, a fan at Dodger Stadium interfered with a Gleyber Torres long fly that was ultimately ruled a double.
Two fans later in the Fall Classic that year also grabbed a foul ball out of Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts’ glove and were removed and banned from all MLB ballparks.
