This is as close to a Jeffrey Maier or Steve Bartman incident as you’re going to get. 

With two outs in the top of the ninth in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night, Gleyber Torres smacked a ball deep to left field that appeared to be a homer. 

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<figcaption>The fan clearly reached out over the wall.</figcaption>

Instead, though, a fan had reached over the wall and caught the ball well over the left field wall. 

It was called fan interference and was confirmed on review — as the umps got the call right. 

A truly wild moment in a tense ballgame in to start the Fall Classic.

This is as close to a Jeffrey Maier or Steve Bartman incident as you’re going to get.{ai:summary}<p>In Game 1 of the World Series, Gleyber Torres hit a ball that seemed to be a home run, but fan interference was called after a spectator reached over the wall to catch it. The umpires confirmed the decision upon review, marking a pivotal moment in the game.</p><p>This incident is reminiscent of past notable fan interference cases, such as those involving Jeffrey Maier and Steve Bartman. #sports</p>

Dodgers fan interferes with deep Yankees fly ball in World Series controversy

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