Rob Gronkowski says he knew Yankees fan in bizarre World Series moment: 'Congratulations for shining'

Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski shockingly revealed connected Wednesday that helium knew 1 of the New York Yankees fans who interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers prima Mookie Betts’ drawback successful Game 4 of the World Series.

Gronkowski appeared connected "Up & Adams" and spoke astir the play with Kay Adams. The 2 fans were ejected from the crippled aft the play. He pointed to the antheral who ESPN identified arsenic Austin Capobianco.

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Fans interfere with a foul shot caught by Los Angeles Dodgers close fielder Mookie Betts during the archetypal inning successful Game 4 of the shot World Series against the New York Yankees connected Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 successful New York City. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

"That feline close determination grabbing Mookie Betts’ mitt was my person successful college," Gronkowski said. "He was connected the crystal hockey squad – the nine Arizona Wildcats team. The full hockey team, they were implicit maniacs. They were undescribable (sic) conscionable however chaotic these guys … animals.

"Him doing that represents him precise well. I mean helium is each successful for his teams. He is each successful for the Yankees. I retrieve him talking astir the Yankees all the time, however helium loves them truthful much. And that describes him perfectly. Just doing immoderate it takes to assistance his squad out. He is simply a beauty.

"I conscionable privation to accidental congratulations for shining erstwhile your infinitesimal came."

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Gronkowski did not support the men for what they did.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, #50, makes a drawback successful foul territory arsenic a New York Yankees instrumentality interferes during the archetypal inning of Game 4 of the 2024 World Series astatine Yankee Stadium successful New York City connected Oct. 29, 2024. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

"I’m not saying it’s OK. … It is unacceptable decidedly successful the satellite of sports but erstwhile you’re that large of a fan, that’s what fans bash whenever they person the accidental to bash that," helium said.

Capobianco told ESPN helium knew helium would beryllium kicked retired of the game, but helium opted to disregard the rules and drawback Betts anyway.

"We ever gag astir the shot successful our area," helium said. "We're not going to spell retired of our mode to attack. If it's successful our area, we're going to 'D' up.

"Someone defends, idiosyncratic knocks the ball. We speech astir it. We're consenting to bash this."

Former NFL subordinate Rob Gronkowski looks connected earlier Super Bowl LVII betwixt the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Arizona, connected Feb. 12, 2023. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

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The 2 fans are banned from attending Game 5 astatine Yankee Stadium, the New York Post reported.

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