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In Game 4 of the World Series, baseball fans got a moment as unforgettable as it was controversial, unfolding between Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts and a front-row Yankees fan at Yankee Stadium. In the bottom of the first inning, Gleyber Torres sent a fly ball slicing toward foul territory. Betts, ever the defensive powerhouse, sprinted to the wall, poised to make the grab. But just as he leapt for the ball, the fan reached over, grabbed Betts’ glove, and yanked the ball away. The umpire’s decision was swift: Torres was out due to fan interference, and security quickly escorted the...

During the L.A. Dodger’s game on Thursday, outfielder Mookie Betts took a knee during the national anthem despite a pledge made four years ago that he would never do such a thing. In 2016, Betts spoke out against Colin Kaepernick’s anti-American protests saying that since his father served in the Air Force during the Vietnam era, he could never take a knee against the country during the national anthem, the Los Angeles Times reported. But, on Thursday, he suddenly did an about-face and took a knee now claiming he has become “educated.”