The New York Yankees blew open their 11-3 win over the Oakland A's on Wednesday with a 4-run first inning. It was aided by a 3-run home run that probably shouldn't have counted.
Bleday timed his jump perfectly and reached his glove over the wall as the ball descended toward it. Two Yankees fans with gloves reached out to challenge him. One of them came away with the ball with his glove just above Bleday's.
There's no camera angle down the wall to show definitively how far the fan reached to corral the ball. But it's hard to conclude that both fans didn't reach into the field of play with the angles available. Would Bleday have caught the ball without the fans in his way? It's impossible to say. But he gave himself an optimal chance to snag it.1: Rule that a"spectator clearly prevents a fielder from catching a fly ball by reaching onto the field of play" and call Bader out.
2: Rule that the spectator interfered with the play but didn't prevent a certain out, allowing umpires to place baserunners"where the umpire determines they would have been without the interference."Replay officials chose option No. 3. The 3-run home run stood, and the Yankees extended their lead to 4-0. They tacked on seven more runs in the fifth en route to the 11-3 win.
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