Does This Count as Mugging? Mookie Betts Might Think So

In the bottom of the first inning of the Yankees-Dodgers World Series game last night, Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts caught a foul ball just over the side wall in right field.

What followed is like a scene from a bad sitcom, where a doughy Yankees fan pulls on Betts’ glove, pries it open, and tried to rip the ball from his hand while another fan holds Betts’ wrist.

The fans involved were ejected and the Yankees ended up winning the game, though the win has been overshadowed across the internet in memes drawing comparisons to trying to get mysterious items out of dogs’ mouths.

 

October 30th, 2024