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Fan interference denies Anthony Volpe a tying homer for Yankees against Rays in Game 3 of ALDS

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 8). Fan interference denies Anthony Volpe a tying homer for Yankees against Rays in Game 3 of ALDS. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/fan-interference-denies-anthony-volpe-a-tying-homer-for-yankees-against-rays-in-game-3-of-alds/article_3d2b69e9-7c78-5e3a-bde8-22be19788a2d.html

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In Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium, Anthony Volpe’s home run attempt was called off due to fan interference. Initially scored as a two-run homer that would have tied the game at 4 in the sixth inning, video review by Major League Baseball determined that a spectator reached over the wall to catch the ball before it could be caught or leave the field of play. As a result, Volpe was awarded an RBI double instead, scoring George Lombard Jr. from first base and reducing Tampa Bay’s lead to 4-3.

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On Wednesday night, during Game 3 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays, Anthony Volpe hit what initially appeared to be a game-tying home run in the sixth inning. However, upon review, umpires determined that fan interference occurred when an adult reached over the left field wall as Victor Mesa Jr. tried to catch the ball. The call was overturned, and Volpe's hit was ruled an RBI double instead of a home run, resulting in only one run scoring. This decision denied the Yankees a chance to tie the game at 4-3; they eventually lost the game by that score, ending their season with a sweep. Similar incidents involving fan interference were recalled from the past, notably Jeffrey Maier's role in aiding Derek Jeter’s home run in the 1996 ALCS.

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Anthony Volpe was denied a tying home run for the New York Yankees in Game 3 of their AL Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays when umpires ruled a fan interfered with his drive to deep left field Wednesday night. asserted

fan → deny → field

The play was initially called a two-run homer that would have tied the score at 4 with two outs in the sixth inning. asserted

that → call → inning

But a lengthy video review by Major League Baseball determined a fan reached over the wall to catch the ball as Rays left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. tried in vain for a leaping grab. asserted

Jr. → determine → grab

Spectator interference became the ruling, and Volpe was awarded an RBI double that scored George Lombard Jr. from first base, trimming Tampa Bay’s lead to 4-3 at Yankee Stadium. asserted

that → become → Stadium

There was another slight delay after some fans in left threw debris onto the field, and Spencer Jones then struck out against Griffin Jax to end the inning. “After viewing all relevant angles, the Replay Official definitively determined the spectator interfered with the ball over the field of play. asserted

spectator → be → play

The ball would not have left the playing field nor would it have been caught. asserted

it → leave → field

The call is OVERTURNED, there was spectator interference and no home run. asserted

call → overturn → ?

Additionally, the Replay Official scored one run and placed the batter-runner at 2B,” MLB said in a statement from the Replay Center. asserted

MLB → score → Center

Mesa hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Max Fried in the top of the sixth to put Tampa Bay ahead. asserted

Mesa → hit → Bay

The AL East champion Rays came in leading the best-of-five series 2-0. ___ asserted

Rays → come → series

Fan interference denies Anthony Volpe a tying homer for Yankees against Rays in Game 3 of ALDS

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