re: The Homerun overrule was an awful call. Photo inside

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From that angle the fan couldn’t have touched the ball and made the ball not go over the wall without reaching over. The fan either didn’t touch the ball or he reached over and touched it. Which is impossible to do. So he didn’t touch the ball and it hit off the top of the wall on its own.

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I disagree on one point here. From what I saw, it looks like his glove flexed downward and the ball's trajectory changes slightly. I think if he does not touch the ball, it comes down slightly further back against the stands or on the very top of the fence, out of the reach of the A&M player and a home run. As such, I think the ruling should probably have been a Home Run but minimally a ground-rule double, I do not believe the glove interfered with the outfielder's ability to make a play.