From The Banner · Andy Kostka · · 1m 10s
Umpires Correct 30-Year-Old Home Run Call
Yankees umpires finally get the call right on fan interference 30 years after Jeffrey Maier's disputed home run.
In brief
Yankees umpires finally get the call right on fan interference 30 years after Jeffrey Maier's disputed home run. Umpires correctly ruled fan interference in a Yankees game 30 years after a disputed home run by Jeffrey Maier affected the 1996 ALCS outcome. Originally reported by The Banner.
30 years later
Umpires made the right call on a Yankees home run interference incident at Yankee Stadium 30 years after Jeffrey Maier's disputed play.
“Nobody feels worse than I do”
Jeffrey Maier's 1996 play
Jeffrey Maier turned a potential out into a game-tying eighth-inning home run for the Yankees in the 1996 American League Championship Series.
“I had never had a controversial call in a postseason game. It hurts.”
Anthony Volpe's 2026 play
Anthony Volpe hit a game-tying sixth-inning home run that was ruled a fan interference play by umpire Rich Garcia in the 2026 American League Division Series.
“The replay review judged that Volpe’s hit wouldn’t have been caught by Victor Mesa Jr.”
Umpire Rich Garcia
Umpire Rich Garcia admitted he got the call wrong in 1996, saying nobody feels worse than he does.
“Nobody feels worse than I do”
Fan reaction
Orioles fans celebrated the correct call on social media, with Eric Arditti writing 'Now you get the call right'.
“Now you get the call right”
Series outcome
The Yankees won the 1996 American League Championship Series 4-1 after the disputed Jeffrey Maier play.
“The Yankees won the series 4-1”
In short
Umpires correctly ruled fan interference in a Yankees game 30 years after a disputed home run by Jeffrey Maier affected the 1996 ALCS outcome.
