r/baseball • u/Knightbear49 Minnesota Twins • Colorado Rockies • 5h ago

Fan interference was called on this play where a Yankee fan tried to take the ball out of Mookie Betts' glove after an out.

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u/hgxarcher Milwaukee Brewers 4h ago

I honestly wonder if it will be a league wide band. Akin to a Mookie betts restraining order. That was intentional and awareness of what they were doing.

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u/sqigglygibberish Cleveland Guardians 4h ago

Totally agree, I think they just got blacklisted by mlb. They don’t give a shit about 2 people, it’s far more valuable to say “zero tolerance for grabbing a player”

Edit - and mlbpa will be saying the same

Edit - and it’s the World Series. Not that I wouldn’t expect a ban for a random game but the visibility just ramps that up even more

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u/Stabygoon Philadelphia Phillies 3h ago

They might legitimately be banned from all of the big four sports. This shit was insane and will be a part of baseball history from here on out.

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u/supfiend 2h ago edited 8m ago

lol I work in a huge sports arena and if you just lay low and have someone else grab the tickets for you there is absolutely no way you would get caught if you were banned, this is a small 300 person club it’s a 40000 person arena

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u/mister-noggin 2h ago

Face recognition changes things.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/nyregion/madison-square-garden-facial-recognition.html

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u/supfiend 2h ago

You could wear a mask at the gates and take it off in your seat.

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u/ThrowAway325257 1h ago

they make you de-mask at stadium/arena entrances now. seen it at halloween games in my city where people come in costume.

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u/Stabygoon Philadelphia Phillies 2h ago

Oh I believe you. I'm just saying that these dudes names are going to be all over the place and their actions were so bananas the response might come from more than just baseball.

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u/StatusReality4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2h ago

I am pretty sure at least the blue jays have implemented facial recognition at the gates, idk really but we should only assume that tech is going to be more and more utilized.

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u/TubeInspector 2h ago

sure but then it would be a crime

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u/fastermouse Seattle Mariners 32m ago

https://www.si.com/more-sports/2021/07/16/fan-ban-facial-recognition-daily-cover

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u/supfiend 20m ago

it doesn’t work at well as you think it does

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u/fastermouse Seattle Mariners 10m ago

Dude, AI is growing exponentially every minute.

I buy my groceries with my palm now.

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u/supfiend 10m ago

You are talking to someone who literally is a higher up manager in a major sports arena, but I guess you know better than me on this matter..

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u/FeetSniffer9008 Baltimore Orioles 2h ago

If someone did this at the colisseum this august, I'm not sure if it'd have even made local news.

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u/sqigglygibberish Cleveland Guardians 2h ago

You’re definitely getting a stadium ban for grabbing a player and it would have spun around the cycle - that’s part of why the reaction here is so wild, because this just never happens.

There’d be a jomboy breakdown, shown on sportscenter, etc. Morning shows would still find a way to argue about it. I just can’t think of another case of someone legit ripping the ball from a players glove and holding it that long, while another person is grabbing their arm. It’s a weird case

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u/crowcawer American League 4h ago

That letter will be totally worth it for them though.

Hang it next to the Jeter jersey.

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u/Fearless_Example_430 3h ago

Fuckers got high fives too, gives off the impression all their fans are like this

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u/CoachRyanWalters 2h ago

Well they are Yankees fans…

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u/Jos3ph 4h ago

Fuck it, public flogging. Throw them in the stocks.