Mookie Betts reveals true feelings on Yankees fans who interfered with him at World Series

Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts didn’t sugarcoat his message to the two Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after prying a foul ball out of his glove.Betts discussed the incident with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson as part of the comedians’ “Back That Year Up 2024” special on Peacock earlier this week and revealed what he really wanted to do in the heat of the moment — but didn’t.

“I would really say, ‘F–k you guys,'” Betts said after Hart told him to send a message to the Yankees fans who were later banned from the Dodgers’ title-clinching Game 5 win in New York.“Try and get the ball, cool.

But you’re trying to grab my s–t.“I was in the moment, so I thought about throwing the ball at them and then I realized, ‘Mook, you ain’t gonna do s–t, go back to right field!'”Austin Capobianco and his friend, John Peter, grabbed Betts’ glove and pulled the ball out as the Dodgers’ star jumped up the side wall in right field and initially caught Gleyber Torres’ foul ball in the first inning of Game 4 at Yankee Stadium on Oct.29.Torres was ruled out on fan interference, and Capobianco and Peter were escorted out of Yankee Stadium.Betts initially downplayed the incident after the Dodgers’ 11-4 loss in Game 4.“When it comes to the person in play, it doesn’t matter,” he said at the time.

“We lost.It’s irrelevant.

I’m fine.He’s fine.

Everything’s cool.We lost the game and that’s what I’m kind of focused on.

We got to turn the page and get ready for tomorrow.”Capobianco had no regrets after being ejected.“We always joke about the ball in our area,” he told ESPN after the game.“We’re not going to go out of our way to attack.

If it’s in our area, we’re going to ‘D’ up.“Someone defends, someone knocks the ball.We talk about it.

We’re willing to do this.”The Dodgers ultimately beat the Yankees in five games to win the World Series on Oct.30.The Yankees made ro...

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