Fox’s Ainsley Earhardt Delights in Clip of Yankees Fan Who Ripped Ball Out of Dodger’s Glove: ‘Don’t You Love Men in New York!?’

A controversial moment of fan interference during the fourth game of the World Series elicited universal condemnation — save the delight over the incident exhibited by Ainsley Earhardt.

A fan at Yankee Stadium was ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after prying a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night. Betts leaped at the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torres’ pop-up in the first inning — but a fan in the first row with a gray Yankees’ road jersey grabbed Betts’ glove with both hands and pulled the ball out. Torres was immediately called out on fan interference.

A video of the bizarre incident quickly went viral on social media and received immediate and nearly universal condemnation from even the most loyal Yankees fans. As Earhardt said towards the end of the segment, it made for “great morning television.”

What was unique in the Fox & Friends segment Wednesday morning was the shock and delight expressed by Earhardt, who praised the interfering fans for showing the sort of verve New Yorkers are known for. “Don’t you love men in New York?!” she expressed amid her laughter.

As the clip was initially played, Earhardt said “No!” in surprise, while Steve Doocy flatly said “That’s ridiculous.” Brian Kilmeade offered Yankee fans will “do anything to get the Yankees motivated, and it seems to have worked.”

Turning to Lawrence Jones, who was reporting from a diner, Earhardt asked, “What did you think of the New York — those two guys in New York ripping the ball out of his glove — Don’t you love men in New York?!”

Jones replied, “Do you know what I thought about? This is so New York; I miss Texas every single day,” and “This doesn’t happen in the South.”

“But doesn’t it make you love New York though for that?” Earhardt pressed, clearly delighted by what she saw transpired, which Jones and the other cohosts were not buying.

“No!” exclaimed Doocy, as Jones concurred, while Kilmeade found some middle ground, saying, “They’re definitely trying to inspire their team.”

Earhardt concluded the convivial discussion by defending this sort of Yankee fan behavior: “They love the Yankees. They grew up going. Their grandparents and grandfathers loved it. It’s in their blood.”

It was a proper morning show segment filled with goodwill and a spirited debate about sportsmanship and fanaticism that oddly parallels today’s political discourse as well.