# 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.
- Title: Umpires Correct 30-Year-Old Home Run Call · The Banner
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: yankees, baltimore orioles, yankee stadium, fan interference, american league division series, jeffrey maier, umpire rich garcia, news, local, Umpires, Correct, 30-Year-Old
- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/yankees-home-run-interference-jeffrey-maier-orioles-TB7Q3PADHJFYPLJMSUL27NYE2Q
- Author: Andy Kostka
- Published: 2026-10-08T13:54:21.233+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: yankees, baltimore orioles, yankee stadium, fan interference, american league division series, jeffrey maier, umpire rich garcia, news, local
## 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
## Key takeaway

Umpires correctly ruled fan interference in a Yankees game 30 years after a disputed home run by Jeffrey Maier affected the 1996 ALCS outcome.