Fan Interference Denies Tying Homer as Rays Sweep Yankees
A fan interference call turned Anthony Volpe’s apparent tying homer into an RBI double, and the Yankees never recovered.
- The Tampa Bay Rays completed a 3-game sweep of the New York Yankees on Wednesday, winning 4-3 after a sixth-inning fan interference call nullified an Anthony Volpe home run that would have tied the game.
- Video review officials overturned the initial home run ruling after determining a spectator reached over the left-field wall, demoting Volpe's blast to an RBI double because left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. could not have made the catch.
- The moment drew immediate comparisons to the infamous 1996 Jeffrey Maier incident, when a young fan reached over the wall during an ALCS game involving Derek Jeter, influencing a home run call without video replay.
- Yankees star Ben Rice acknowledged the failure, stating, "We weren't able to get the job done," and noted that Tampa Bay simply outplayed them in the series.
- Nearly 30 years after the Maier interference, the reversal provided closure for baseball, though the Yankees now face a 17th consecutive season without a World Series championship.
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