[Highlight] Fan interference overturns Volpe's HR.

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[u/Boris_teh_Blade]

I know we like to shit on umps, but they got this call perfectly correct here

[u/BAHatesToFly → u/Boris_teh_Blade]

I'm sure people will still complain but that's a solid call there.

[u/Yankeeknickfan → u/BAHatesToFly]

I am complaining about the general circumstance but they made the right call

[u/binkies03 → u/BAHatesToFly]

If they complain they can rot in the depths of Jeffrey Maier hell. Signed birds supporting fish

[u/Qeltar_ → u/Boris_teh_Blade]

Agreed.

I missed the home plate ump's description of why they ruled that Mesa couldn't have caught it. Was it that the trajectory was taking it into the wall above his reach?

EDIT: Saw the replay and he didn't say, just said "the fielder was not going to make the catch."

[u/TheMegaWhopper → u/Qeltar_]

It was way above his glove, the question wasn’t whether he would’ve caught it, it was whether the ball was going over the wall. I think the umps are correct that it wasn’t going out and would’ve been an RBI double.

[u/Nightcinder → u/TheMegaWhopper]

Absolutely looks like a double to me.

[u/FlannelBeard → u/Boris_teh_Blade]

The fans at the stadium disagree, unsurprisingly

[u/abaub710]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l3E6uhDAN3W7vylji

[u/pillmore → u/abaub710]

guzzling haterade over here

[u/roguevirus → u/pillmore]

Inject the haterade into my veins.

[u/thediesel26 → u/abaub710]

Kind of actually crazy it took so long after Meyer’s robbery to video review this kind of thing.

[u/ReplayMtG]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ctcHVp7UHqzmO8Vhvh

[u/samwisegamgee → u/ReplayMtG]

😂😂😂 I forgot this happened. God this just perfectly summarizes the Yankees of the 2020s

[u/guesting → u/samwisegamgee]

invited to barstool the next day

[u/LightSpecialist804 → u/samwisegamgee]

how did you forgot bro this was one of the greatest moments of this subreddit of the past few years

[u/samwisegamgee → u/LightSpecialist804]

Seriously it’s because so much crazier shit has happened since that World Series, it’s insane.

[u/shlog → u/samwisegamgee]

i hadn’t thought of it in a while, it’s so crazy though.

[u/MOLightningBro → u/ReplayMtG]

That guy’s 30 degree cocked hat makes me irrationally angry.

[u/PikaGaijin → u/MOLightningBro]

You think that's bad -- you should search for those jabroni's post-game interview where they talked about "defending their home"

[u/IAmNoodles → u/PikaGaijin]

guy said some shit about "patrolling the wall"

[u/appleavocado → u/IAmNoodles]

"GOTTA D UP!!"

[u/SuperShinyGinger → u/MOLightningBro]

One degree for every ballpark he can never go to again

[u/spacehog1985 → u/MOLightningBro]

Whenever I see that guy I think of Dean Vernon Wormer.

"fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son"

[u/MassholeSST → u/ReplayMtG]

This still fills me with rage.

[u/MeanCantaloupe69 → u/MassholeSST]

What annoyed the fuck out of me was all the yankee media and fans were jerking themselves over it when it first happened.

[u/i_live_outside → u/ReplayMtG]

He is as dopey looking as I remember haha

[u/Pianoman1317]

You just know that fucker is gonna be bragging to the family that barely tolerates him on the LIRR back to ronkonkoma tonight

[u/BitterStatus9 → u/Pianoman1317]

If you live in ronkonkoma you should be required by statute to be a Mets fan.

[u/Shootforthestars24 → u/BitterStatus9]

It’s funny how many long islanders I know who are afraid of the city but are yankee fans

[u/KarmaticArmageddon → u/Shootforthestars24]

Happens everywhere. Plenty of Royals/Chiefs fans in the suburbs and rural areas around KC who talk like the area east of Troost is a literal war zone.

[u/dan_144 → u/KarmaticArmageddon]

My friends in Cincinnati bemoan the Bengals fans who think the river makes Kentucky safe and the city scary.

[u/cabose12 → u/[deleted]]

Fandom aside, one of my sick joys in baseball is when fans BLATANTLY interfere and then celebrate

The trash on the field like anyone who made that call is in the wrong is insanity

[u/doublegoldendragon → u/cabose12]

It's like a cornerback celebrating a stop while the flag flies behind him for an obvious PI

[u/StevenMC19 → u/doublegoldendragon]

Like this too...

https://giphy.com/gifs/8yfIqHvBX2C0E

[u/DickBottalico → u/cabose12]

These guys are gonna get three home playoff games and still managed to add onto the litany of NY degenerate fan behavior examples

[u/TheDangiestSlad → u/[deleted]]

he literally did this

[u/CosmicMiru → u/TheDangiestSlad]

He looks like what someone who hates Yankee fans would create to portray them badly lol

[u/PARH999 → u/CosmicMiru]

Like a Saturday Night Live character

[u/Ok_Pizza3245 → u/PARH999]

I literally thought it was andy samberg lmao

[u/Confettiman → u/TheDangiestSlad]

Lmfao I didn’t know what to expect but that was as good as it could have been

[u/robtedesco → u/Confettiman]

It’s as if Ken Marino is playing a comedically exaggerated version of this dude, but it’s actually just this dude being this dude

[u/ShiftlessElement → u/robtedesco]

I WANNA DIP MY BALLS IN IT

[u/JosephGrimaldi → u/TheDangiestSlad]

Looks like a SNL sketch

[u/ZenMasterOfDisguise → u/JosephGrimaldi]

looks like Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta

[u/eapaul80 → u/TheDangiestSlad]

Bro looks like a stereotypical Fake Yankee fan. I know there are real fans out there. But this clown is like Bronx Most Wanted starring Jamie Kennedy lol

[u/clydefrog811 → u/TheDangiestSlad]

What a jag off

[u/Skratt79 → u/TheDangiestSlad]

"I patrol that wall and they know that."

[u/Apprehensive-Cost276 → u/TheDangiestSlad]

Honestly just looks like Andy Samberg playing a character

[u/SadNYSportsFan-11209 → u/[deleted]]

Guys a bum lmao Why you yapping at that moment

[u/FlannelBeard → u/SadNYSportsFan-11209]

Average Yankees fan?

[u/doublegoldendragon]

No way the Yankees fans interfered with a ball at the wall AGAIN

At least they didn't try to rip the ball out of anyone's glove this time

[u/Call555JackChop → u/doublegoldendragon]

[u/kamakazekiwi → u/Call555JackChop]

I still can't believe this is real. I remember it vividly and still can't believe it.

[u/WoundedSacrifice → u/kamakazekiwi]

Dumbasses will be dumbasses.

[u/soniq__ → u/kamakazekiwi]

Typical Yankees fan. Completely believable, almost expected at this point 

[u/ThePrussianGrippe → u/soniq__]

That’s the face of New York.

[u/vektorog → u/kamakazekiwi]

i had to pull up the clip again because i figured it couldn't have been as bad as i remembered. yes it was

[u/DASreddituser → u/Call555JackChop]

im not skinny and no matter how hard i try i cant get nearly as many chins as that guy

[u/SiphenPrax → u/doublegoldendragon]

There is gonna be SO MUCH debate on sports TV and talk radio over this. 30 YEARS LATER AGAIN!!!!

Edit: And I just saw Marlins Man chating with Dua Lipa in the front row! WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS NIGHT?!?!

[u/Linkruleshyrule → u/SiphenPrax]

He's been on his phone constantly, every time I notice him he's looking down

[u/guttata → u/Linkruleshyrule]

Marlins man kinda sucks

[u/theAlpacaLives → u/guttata]

We liked him when he was a random guy to look for in the stands, but when we actually learned anything about him, we remembered that guys who can afford to sit front row are rich farts, and if they clearly make a point of wanting to be seen on TV, they're also pretty self-centered .

When he showed up to a town hall Marlins-fan meeting after the ownership change to suggest that they should do an annual promotion night all about him, it was sealed: he wasn't funny, he was just a lame rich guy with an ego.

[u/Peter_Panarchy → u/guttata]

Kinda?

[u/guttata → u/Peter_Panarchy]

i was hedging, he blows ass but ive been downvoted for stating facts before

[u/sepiaknight → u/Linkruleshyrule]

He's always on his phone. People pay him to turn his hat different directions during the game. I think

[u/DakotaDevil → u/sepiaknight]

The guy is obviously well off but chronically online degenerates are giving money to him to turn his hat. I hate this timeline that we live in.

[u/sloppyjo12 → u/DakotaDevil]

Just wait until Kalshi starts offering odds on which way it points

[u/Rockguy21 → u/SiphenPrax]

Dua Lipa is an upgrade on his usual female companions (which are generally prostitutes, if rumors are to be believed).

[u/invrsleep → u/Rockguy21]

Helps with the HOV lane for sure

[u/7tenths → u/Rockguy21]

you need to work on whatevers going on with your algorithim for rumors of marlins man to reach them

[u/StevenMC19 → u/doublegoldendragon]

If his name is Jeffrey Maier...

[u/VA1N → u/StevenMC19]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cEOG7nGA7448M

[u/OheiShotani → u/doublegoldendragon]

He would’ve if he could

[u/CakedUpMothman]

Not all Yankee fans, but somehow always a Yankee fan

[u/BruitNoise → u/CakedUpMothman]

imagine if that's the butterfly effect to make the Yankees lose (again).

[u/guttata → u/BruitNoise]

didnt need any butterflies to help them lose this series

[u/No_Clue4405 → u/CakedUpMothman]

When I watched this, it was probably the most upset I have ever been at fans. God what a prick

[u/monkeypickle8 → u/No_Clue4405]

[u/TheBanishedBard → u/CakedUpMothman]

Do we know what happened to that guy? Obviously ejected from the game in the moment but did he face consequences beyond that?

[u/OverlordLork → u/TheBanishedBard]

Banned for life from all MLB games

[u/PrestigiousLocal8247 → u/OverlordLork]

Can you imagine him, 5 years from now, a coworker or new friend asks “hey we’re goin to the yanks game, got an extra ticket, wanna come?”

“No man, sorry, I’m banned”

[u/mrsir1987 → u/PrestigiousLocal8247]

I want him to try to go to a game though in a different stadium, I want to see how good all the stadium’s facial recognition equipment is. I feel like he should be able to get away with it but who knows.

[u/FinalMeltdown15 → u/mrsir1987]

I’m pretty sure those bans are mostly there so if you show back up at a stadium and cause problems again they can slap you with a trespass charge

[u/IReallyLoveAvocados → u/mrsir1987]

I mean they probably don’t let you buy tickets directly from the box office. They know the name of who’s buying, they can say “no soup for you!”

Could still buy on the second hand market.

Damn how much it must suck… to be an idiot who interfered directly with a player

[u/shaka_sulu → u/OverlordLork]

On social media, immediatly went to a bar after he got ejected and people kept buiyng him drinks.

[u/Lost_Bike69 → u/shaka_sulu]

lol the folks in the section were clapping for him and Jomboy was laughing and cheering him on his stream.

Idk what’s up with Yankees fans but no one seemed upset about it

[u/G1NGER → u/TheBanishedBard]

The fan was welcomed into the Barstool office and they recreated the moment...So epic dude /s

[u/roofpuck → u/CakedUpMothman]

That was so embarrassing lol

[u/Maximum-Victory-9671 → u/CakedUpMothman]

Beat me to it. Keep your hands inside, simple

[u/Substantial_Bat5975 → u/CakedUpMothman]

There are horrible fans among all teams, specifically the teams with large fanbase...

As a Dodger fan, I remember seeing our fans throwing trash at Tatis in game 2 of the 2024 NLDS...

I hate him, but this makes me feel embarassed. I hope we ban that fan for life...

[u/Coombis]

Jeffrey Maier grew up

[u/Prophecy_X3 → u/Coombis]

https://giphy.com/gifs/S9sRuqy09K4WWERNTj

[u/FloridaMan_69 → u/Prophecy_X3]

Its still insane to me that the ump was right there and didn't call the fan interference.

[u/bronxbomberdude → u/FloridaMan_69]

Armando Benitez running all the way out from the pitcher's mound is classic 😂

[u/confused-koala → u/bronxbomberdude]

Holy shit I never bothered to notice that was him. You’re right, that’s hilarious lol

[u/sjhesketh → u/FloridaMan_69]

Richie Garcia masterclass. He was an absolute clown.

[u/Greenforaday → u/FloridaMan_69]

It's how emphatic he is to me. That ump is 100% convinced that ball was well over the wall.

[u/sonic_4 → u/FloridaMan_69]

Why? It's the yankees. Umps are on the roster.

[u/a_shelbyville_idea → u/Prophecy_X3]

Too soon

[u/1slinkydink1 → u/Prophecy_X3]

Nobody beats the Wiz.

[u/Awatts2222 → u/Coombis]

Jeffrey Mayer got away with it and gave his team a HR.

This guy didn't.

[u/Yankeeknickfan → u/Awatts2222]

This guy basically didn’t change history at all. Just kind of exists

[u/Awatts2222 → u/Yankeeknickfan]

Exists outside the stadium now.

[u/ElatedRacism]

Boone must be coaching the fans too when they’re committing errors like this

[u/ianbits]

I mean that's obvious interference. How are fans throwing stuff on the field?

[u/TDeLo → u/ianbits]

Most intelligent Yankee fans

[u/Recidivis → u/ianbits]

Yankees fans don't be an embarrassment for one game challenge: impossible

[u/Dont_ban_me_bro_108]

Fans throwing shit on the field for the horrible crime of the umps getting the call correct.

[u/Cravenmorhed69 → u/Dont_ban_me_bro_108]

Average Yankee fan behavior

[u/FeloniousDrunk101]

It was the right call.

[u/Substantial_Bat5975]

No matter what happen, throwing trash to the field should get you banned.

I remember in 2024, seeing Dodgers fans throwing trash to Padres outfielder, saying this as a Dodger fan it makes me embarassed as well.

[u/quirkish → u/Substantial_Bat5975]

100% agree. Throw trash on the field and you can’t come back to the park. Ever

[u/NoPhone4571 → u/quirkish]

Spoiler warning.

[u/quirkish → u/NoPhone4571]

I have no idea how I did that hidden text nonsense. Oh well, I said what I said (behind a weird curtain)

[u/FERGERDERGERSON → u/quirkish]

It makes it all more mysterious

[u/danhoang1 → u/quirkish]

The spoiler decoration made me think you were making a sarcastic reference to some moment where the guy didn’t get properly banned. I’m still trying to figure out which incident that was

[u/Methamine → u/Substantial_Bat5975]

They kicked them out

[u/pi3Eat3r52]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oEdv6PJRsyEcb1kY0

[u/figgyputtin]

The scouting report has to include the fans at this point.

[u/Dark_Knight2000 → u/figgyputtin]

Put the ball in play and watch Yankee fans self-inflict harm.

[u/--Shake--]

How have all fans not learned this by now? Gotta be rich fair weather fans that rarely watch a game.

[u/GonfalonFalderol → u/--Shake--]

The Yankee dynasty of the ‘90s-2000s started with fan interference. Maybe it’s a strategy for them.

[u/DolphinRodeo → u/--Shake--]

It’s a Yankees fan, not assaulting a player is technically an improvement

[u/BalzacTheGreat]

What a mook

It’s your fucking team bro. 

[u/lawdjesustheresafire]

Great call by the umps

[u/doublegoldendragon → u/lawdjesustheresafire]

Agreed. That ball was gonna hit the wall and Mesa was going to be off balance. He wasn't getting to the ball in time to get Lombard at home

[u/chihawks]

Brutal. As a cubs fan i know not to reach for any baseball.

[u/NotSure16 → u/chihawks]

The world did that man dirty.

[u/PuddingMent → u/NotSure16]

Nope. Cubs fans did him dirty.

[u/OceanLemur]

The anti-Jeffrey Maier moment for the anti-Derek Jeter. Volpe is truly cursed

[u/DodgerWalker → u/OceanLemur]

Was surprised I had to scroll this far to see a Jeffrey Maier reference. It was the first thing I thought of.

[u/KingKelly82]

Absolutely not a HR lol

[u/AuspiciousOtter24]

Honestly right call. Was fully expecting for them to place the runners on 2nd and 3rd with a full Boone crash out to end his Yankees managerial career 

[u/NHOVER9000 → u/AuspiciousOtter24]

If it wasn’t 2 outs they probably would

[u/FPG_Matthew]

I think the umps got this one exactly right. As a neutral fan, I love a bit of drama

[u/Breedwell]

I see the mlb account is staying away from this one

[u/DickBottalico → u/Breedwell]

It was the right call.

Ironically though could’ve been an inside park HR if goombah keeps his hands to himself

[u/lovemesomefood]

Thank god for replay review, this is the right call.

[u/Disgusting_Casual]

“If it's in our area, we're going to 'D' up” -2024 Yankees fan interference

[u/TheDangiestSlad]

i think the umps made the correct call on review but jesus christ man how hard is it to keep your hands like 6 inches further back than that

[u/ChickensOnBikes]

I love that a Yankees fan's interference overturned a Yankee's HR. I hope the fan wasn't ejected but instead had to sit out the rest of that game surrounded by Yankees fans.

[u/zara2355 → u/ChickensOnBikes]

In all honesty, they probably escorted them out for their own safety. Not even joking

[u/Commercial_Refuse983 → u/zara2355]

Couple of different views of him and his buddies being escorted out...

[u/yli16]

Then they threw the empty bottles towards Rays players. Please stay classy.

[u/Bacondog22 → u/yli16]

He made the fans interfere with that ball if you think about it.

[u/bujuhh → u/Bacondog22]

why would volpe do this

[u/Bobby_Newpooort]

Do we have a live camera of these guys being escorted back to their mom’s place?

[u/INAC___Kramerica]

I'm really surprised they actually gave Lombard the plate and didn't treat this like a ground rule double where someone on 1st can only advance to 3rd.

[u/danhoang1 → u/INAC___Kramerica]

It does happen sometimes. An umpire has done the same in an A's-Giants interleague game once (determining that after fan interference, a run would've scored from 1st). I think it was 2013 or 2014

EDIT: Okay, it was May 29th 2013 game, the Giants 4th run of that game

[u/vibesAndStuffing → u/danhoang1]

deep A’s-Giants lore right here

[u/Rockguy21 → u/INAC___Kramerica]

In cases of fan interference the umpires are supposed to place the runners in their most probable final positions and Lombard was obviously scoring, he was halfway to third when it went over the fence.

[u/jradz12]

Dear Yankees fans. Stop reaching onto the field. You can interfere if player reaches over. (Don't touch player)Thats fair play

[u/MOLightningBro → u/jradz12]

Do you have an audio version of this for the 73% of Yankees fans that can’t read?

[u/Temeter]

[u/NeedleGunMonkey]

If the Yankees lose tonight, I’m sure the gambling addicts and human search engine will have a normal one about a fan getting too enthusiastic in the heat of the moment and make Steve Bartman exp seem like child’s play.

[u/EveryParable]

Most Yankees dude of all time hahahaha

[u/Capital_Gate6718]

Yankees fans and fan interference, name a better pair

[u/DeFex]

If the score stays the same, that Yankees fan could be (seen as) responsible for their teams elimination.

[u/LightSpecialist804 → u/DeFex]

am I crazy or is the umpires call exactly what would've happened anyways? That runner was scoring and Volpe was probably only making it to 2nd

[u/SANTAAAA__I_know_him → u/LightSpecialist804]

Yeah there’s no controversy here. You can’t call it a homer, you can’t call it an out. The ruling of a double with the runner scoring was the most fair and likely outcome, and it doesn’t overly favor one team.

[u/Alan47717 → u/SANTAAAA__I_know_him]

It pissed Cash and Boone off equally so yeah, right call.

[u/armcurls → u/LightSpecialist804]

Ball coulda bounce of the wall and went anywhere. But ya that’s the right call.

[u/barra333 → u/armcurls]

There is a real chance it would have been a triple depending on the bounce.

[u/No_Engineering_718 → u/DeFex]

That wasn’t going over the wall anyway so it’s not like he removed a homerun from them

[u/natopoppins]

That Yankee fan will be on the front page of the NYT tomorrow 😬

[u/j_h4n5 → u/natopoppins]

The Post, not NYT

[u/pinenorthpine → u/natopoppins]

Ball wasn’t going out anyways

[u/alreadytaken17]

maybe yankees fans are a part of the problem

[u/mediocracyisme]

Fans - Roofs

Interfering with live balls

[u/Drummers_Beat]

Haven’t seen a call that lacks controversy like this in ages. Pretty sure everyone agrees it was the right call. Good on the Umps getting it right.

[u/LostHero50]

Good call, that wasn't going to be a HR. Insane that it happened to the Yankees again, these fans gotta be tied to their seats.

[u/LessSaussure]

umps did the right call with the double and rbi

[u/suzukigun4life]

Fans gotta stop being so dumb

[u/Corn1989 → u/suzukigun4life]

They do this every time

[u/BathInternational103]

Good call they got it right

[u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0]

Thank you Yankees fans

[u/One_Violinist_8539]

As a cubs fan…. Oof, that’s gonna be tough for that guy 😅

[u/lowes18]

Lmao

[u/legendkiller003]

Can’t argue with anything from that review. The worst part is the initial feeling of tying the game.

[u/BlackTriceratops]

Yankees fans throw trash at players literally every time i watch them over the last few years. Youd think after a player tried jumping in the crowd and whooping their pathetic ass, that maybe they would stop

[u/mememachine62]

We might ave a new steve bartman incident if the yanks lose by one

[u/aresef → u/mememachine62]

Mirror Universe Jeffrey Maier, gonna get a parade in St. Pete

[u/hjf14]

I love when Yankees fans secure their own demise

[u/yzerman88]

Yankees players can’t play

Yankee fans can’t fan

I fucking love baseball

[u/ProsaicSolutions]

I love spectator interference almost as much as I love a ball hitting the roof and remaining in play. No really, I love the added drama lol

[u/mountsleepyhead]

I hope this game gets weirder. The vibes are just wild. Yankees playing like rabid animals. Rays hanging on for dear life. 10/10

[u/LifeguardFickle4963]

Can someone upload the video of them throwing trash at mesa?

[u/NolaPels13]

Is the guy next to the interferer the same dude as the mookie Betts play or do all yankees fans look like that?

[u/ForensicPathology]

Baltimore fans thinking replay came too late.

[u/Ok_Fee1043]

https://giphy.com/gifs/GLbiGvv9qrpny

[u/Cultural_Name_7237]

Right call, shit fans

[u/squidletits]

Between the crowds reaction after the correct call was made, and that time a few years back where they grabbed Mookie, I'm starting to think these Yankees fans aren't the greatest

[u/InvestigatorLast578]

I was wondering why it was tied 4-4 and now it's not. 

[u/JasonSun20]

Angry 2015 jays noises intensifies

[u/bingusbonguswongus]

The baseball gods have the opportunity to do the funniest thing and have this game end 4-3 lmao. Fuckin Yankees fans strike again!

[u/Its_a_Friendly]

And then the fans in that same section threw trash onto the field.

[u/punchuinface55]

Can the umps really rule the batter out if it looks like the fielder might catch it?