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Mookie Betts says he ‘wanted to fight’ fans who grabbed him during the World Series

Mookie Betts says he ‘wanted to fight’ fans who grabbed him during the World Series

Just a few hours after fans tried to pry a ball out Mookie Betts’ glove On Tuesday, the outfielder played it cool, saying the incident was “irrelevant.”

But now that it’s his Los Angeles Dodgers is a World Series champion, he lets his true feelings be known.

Betts caught a ball while jumping against the wall and toward the fans, and one fan tried to rip Betts’ glove off his hand and retrieved the ball while another fan held Betts’ wrist.

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Fans pull the ball out of Mookie Betts' glove

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts makes a catch in foul territory against the New York Yankees in the first inning during Game 4 of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Deutsch/Images)

The fans were promptly turned away and not allowed to attend Game 5, although a vocal minority continued to celebrate them.

Betts didn’t talk about it much after Game 4, but after Game 5 he let it all out.

“That was wild, man. That was really wild. I’ve never experienced anything like that. I told my wife that was the second time in my life I ever wanted to fight someone,” Betts told FOX after winning his third World Series title.

“I get it, man. I get it. I don’t know if he was trying to get the ball, I don’t know what he was really trying to do, but he had to do what he had to do, and it is what it is.”

Interference from Mookie Betts fans

Fans interfere with a foul ball caught by Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts during the first inning in Game 4 of the World Series against the New York Yankees on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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The fans were identified as Austin Capobianco and John Peter. The two fans are season ticket holders and were preparing for a moment like Tuesday night.

“We always joke about the ball around us,” Capobianco told ESPN. “We’re not going to go out of our way to attack. If it’s in our area, we’ll go to ‘D’.”

The fans got their money back and their seats were given to a childhood cancer patient and his family.

Fans with Mookie Betts

Fans Austin Capobianco, left, and John Peter, right, hinder Mookie Betts (50) of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he attempts to catch a fly ball in foul territory during the first inning of Game 4 of the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, October 29, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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The Yankees called the fans’ actions “egregious and unacceptable.”

Fox News’ Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.

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