The New York Yankees successfully kept their World Series chances alive on Tuesday, October 29, but one thing that didn’t help was the fan who tried to snatch a baseball from Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts’ glove .

In the bottom of the first inning of Game 4 at Yankee Stadium, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres hit a deep foul ball to right field. Betts, 32, ran to the wall and lunged to catch him. However, a fan intervened, grabbed the right fielder’s glove and attempted to remove the ball. A second fan appeared to grab Betts’ wrist. The ball bounced out of the glove and into the stands.

The referees wasted no time in calling out the 27-year-old Torres for fan interference. a league official said The athlete that the fan and the person sitting next to him were thrown out of Yankee Stadium.

Game 4 on Tuesday was the Yankees’ last chance to keep the World Series going. The Dodgers won the first three games of the series, including Game 1 on a dramatic walk-off grand slam by Freddie Freeman.

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The 35-year-old first baseman hit another home run in the first inning on Tuesday night, breaking a World Series record. He hit at least one home run in six consecutive World Series games. According to ESPN, Freeman’s streak began during Game 5 of the 2021 World Series when he was a member of the Atlanta Braves. He also hit another home run in the sixth game of the 2021 series, which ended in the Braves’ victory.

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Betts and the Dodgers are seeking their first World Series title since winning the series at the end of the COVID-shortened 2020 season. The Dodgers have won seven World Series titles in franchise history.

The Yankees, who won Game 4 11-4, are hoping to win their 28th World Series and first since 2009. Game 5 begins on Fox Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. ET.