The New York Yankees are officially going home after losing a do-or-die Game 3 Wednesday night in the Bronx against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Aaron Judge-less Yankees scuffled on offense, managing three runs in the heartbreaking loss.
What happened in the bottom of the sixth inning may be talked about for years since the Yankees ended up losing.
The final score in the game was 4-3. Yet the score was marked as 4-4 for a few minutes after what appeared to be an Anthony Volpe game-tying home run in the bottom of the sixth. However, the ball hit the hands of a fan right near the top of the wall.
That is where the controversy begins, reminding fans of a similar situation 30 years ago.
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Volpe hit the ball deep to left field out toward the wall. That is when a fan reached over, right as the Rays left-fielder was leaping for the ball.