Rob Gronkowski is a Boston icon, but friendship apparently runs deeper than rivalry.

Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen, the New York Yankees fans who interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers outfield Mookie Betts' attempt to catch a foul ball during Game 4 of the 2024 World Series, were banned from MLB games for life.

Baseball fans Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen are banned from Major League Baseball for grabbing Mookie Betts during the World Series

The two fans stole headlines during the World Series when they interfered with Betts in the first inning of Game 4. As Betts ran to the right field line and made a grab on a pop out by Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres, one of the fans reached into the Dodgers star’s glove and the other yanked on his wrist.

The two fans who tried to pry a ball out of Betts' glove during the World Series now face arrest if they are seen at an MLB event.

The Yankees fans who grabbed Mookie Betts' wrist during World Series Game 4 were banned from all MLB ballparks.

The New York Yankees fan who attempted to wrangle a foul ball out of Mookie Betts' glove in Game 4 of the World Series has broken his silence on the indefinite ban issued by MLB