Astros Fan Rips Ball Out of Mike Trout’s Glove Trying to Protect Son

HOUSTON — An Astros fan was relocated to different seats after ripping a baseball out of Mike Trout’s glove on a foul ball that went into the first row of the right-field seats.

The play was eerily reminiscent of the infamous foul ball incident during Game 4 of the 2024 World Series, when a New York Yankees fan took a ball from the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts.

“I just didn’t know what was going on,” the Astros fan, Jared Whalen, told The Athletic from the Daikin Park concourse while flanked by security. “I didn’t realize it was a play. It was coming at my son’s face.

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