Fan interference cost the New York Yankees a home run that could have tied Game 3 of their American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning.
Trailing 4-2, New York appeared to tie the game when Anthony Volpe hit a two-run homer into the left-field stands.
After replay review, the Yankees pull within a run on Anthony Volpe's RBI double! https://t.co/6Fua0LNVBQ
— MLB (@MLB) October 8, 2026
However, umpires overturned the call and changed it to an RBI double after replay determined a fan reached over the wall and interfered with the ball.
"After viewing all relevant angles, the replay official definitively determined the spectator interfered with the ball over the field of play. The ball would not have left the playing field, nor would it have been caught," read a statement from the MLB's Replay Operations Center, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
New York ultimately stranded Volpe at second base, finishing the inning still behind 4-3.
The Yankees ended up losing to the Rays by a run, ending their season in the process.
