The New York Yankees returned to the World Series on Friday and brought with them the specter of Jeffrey Maier. This time things were a little different for her.

With two outs, no on and a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres hit a fly ball to left field that for a second looked like a go-ahead home run. Then the referees called for fan interference and America encountered its latest controversial ballhawk.

A fan in Dodgers gear clearly reached over the outfield wall to catch the ball, so the umpires blocked the Torres homer and put it at second base. The call was confirmed by repeat.

The game reflected the controversy when, 26 years ago, a 12-year-old named Jeffrey Maier reached over the wall at Yankee Stadium and hit a game-winning home run for Derek Jeter against the Baltimore Orioles in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. In this case, it was a Yankees fan who made the catch and the umpires who made the wrong call.

The decision became apparent when the Dodgers intentionally struck out Juan Soto, brought in reliever Michael Kopech and sent Blake Treinen to face Aaron Judge with the game on the line. Judge came out to end the inning.

The Dodgers went down in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings, which LA eventually won 6-3 on Freddie Freeman's 10th-inning grand slam with two outs.