MLB Makes Statement About Yankee Fan Ejected for Anthony Volpe Interference
MLB issued a statement after a controversial play at Yankee Stadium in which a fan interfered with an Anthony Volpe fly ball.
On Wednesday, October 7, a Yankee fan was ejected from Yankee Stadium following a league decision that he interfered with a ball in play during the Yankees' season-ending loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays were leading 4-2 in the sixth inning when Volpe hit a fly ball to deep left field, close to clearing the fence. However, a fan sitting in the front row reached over and pulled the ball into the stands, preventing it from clearing the fence.
Believing he had hit a two-run home run, Volpe cleared the bases, but after the league reviewed the play, he was returned to second base with a double, and George Lombard Jr. was credited with the run scored. Major League Baseball stated that the fan "definitively interfered with the ball over the field of play," and the ball would not have left the playing field nor been caught.
The league reversed the call, stating there was spectator interference, and no home run. The Replay Official recorded one run and placed the batter-runner at second base.
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