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Dodgers’ Tommy Edman Attacks Yankees Fans for Interfering with Mookie Betts: ‘Ridiculous’

Dodgers’ Tommy Edman Attacks Yankees Fans for Interfering with Mookie Betts: ‘Ridiculous’

Tommy Edman had no use for the pair overzealous Yankees fans who literally took Game 4 into their own hands on Tuesday evening.

“That looked ridiculous from my perspective,” the Dodgers shortstop said of the fans grabbing Mookie Betts during a foul ball in the game’s first inning. Yankees’ 11-4 victory in Game 4 on Tuesday night, according to The Athletic. “The guy tried to take off (Betts’) glove, pulled his wrist, it looked like he was ejected, and I’m glad he did that. I’ve never seen anything like it. That was unacceptable.”

The fans bothered Betts in the first inning. Jason Szenes/New York Post

The Yankees’ first at-bat Tuesday night featured one of the more bizarre things you’ll see in a baseball game, when Gleyber Torres lifted a foul ball down the right field line that Betts caught near the wall.

One Yankees fan – later identified as Austin Capobianco — tried to rip Betts’ glove off or at least dislodge the ball.

As Betts tried to wrestle his arm away from the fan, another grabbed his right hand in a stunning development.

Betts understandably didn’t appreciate the interaction at the time.

Betts was not happy at the time. Jason Szenes/New York Post

The pair of fans were ejected for their actions.

The former Red Sox star later downplayed the incident, saying he was not injured during the game.


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“I didn’t even know he took my hand,” he said. “It’s fine.”

He added: “When it comes to the person and the game, it doesn’t matter. We have lost. It’s not relevant. I’m fine, he’s fine. Everything is cool. We lost the game, I’m kind of focused on that. We have to turn the page and get ready for tomorrow.”

Tommy Edman was not happy with the Yankees fans hitting Mookie Betts. Jason Szenes/New York Post

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts described the situation as “the fans were in the way and the umpires were right.”

Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday night in The Bronx with Gerrit Kool hoping to keep the Yankees’ season alive when he faces Jack Flaherty in a Game 1 rematch.