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Anthony Volpe homer downgraded to double on clear fan interference call at Yankee Stadium

Anthony Volpe's apparent home run during Game 3 of the ALDS was officially ruled a double after umpires determined that a fan had interfered with the ball at Yankee Stadium. The incident occurred in a critical moment for the New York Yankees, who were trailing the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 in the series and required a win to stay alive in the postseason.

This call echoes a famous 1998 incident involving Jeffrey Maier, placing the Yankees on the receiving end of a similar fan-related controversy nearly three decades later. The ruling effectively denied New York two runs that would have tied the game, a deficit they could not overcome in their do-or-die matchup against Tampa Bay.

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