Fan interference call overturns Volpe’s apparent home run

Replay officials overturned Anthony Volpe’s apparent two-run home run in the sixth inning of ALDS Game 3, ruling that a fan reached over the left-field wall and interfered with the ball.

Under MLB’s spectator-interference rule, officials place the batter and runners where they judge they would have ended up without the interference. The Replay Center said the ball would not have left the field or been caught by Rays outfielder Victor Mesa Jr.

Volpe was placed at second base and awarded an RBI double. The runner at first, George Lombard Jr., was allowed to score, bringing the Yankees within one run of Tampa Bay.

Rays manager Kevin Cash argued the play should have been ruled an out, but the replay decision stood.

The Rays entered the game with a 2–0 series lead and were seeking a sweep. The Yankees were trying to force Game 4.