Branford Native Named As Yankees Fan Who Got Booted From World Series

BRANFORD, CT —Reported as a Connecticut native by The Athletic, the man who pried a ball out of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts' glove in Game 4 of the World Series is from Branford.

It's reported that 39-year-old Austin Capobianco is the man who, with a fellow fan, was ejected from the game Tuesday.

Capobianco is a Branford High School graduate and ice hockey player who went on to play for the New Jersey Hitman ice hockey team in 2004-2005 and in 2007 played defense for the Arizona Icecats. He features a YouTube video of his time with the team on his Facebook page.

A Facebook message from Patch to Capobianco was not immediately returned.

On the social media platform X, former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski, wrote: "Austin was a college friend. Very passionate about the teams he represents. Will do anything for them. A menace, wild boy as well, he is the person that undoubtedly would say he would do that then actually do it. Maniac status since college has been confirmed."

You can view video of Gronkowski speaking about his history with Capobianco here.