Fan waving American flag storms field in Game 6 of World Series, sparking boos from Canadian crowd
A fan carrying an American flag briefly disrupted play during a crucial Championship of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays when he ran onto the field before being tackled by ballpark guard The happening took place during the sixth inning as Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto warmed up Video on social media proved the man in a blue shirt running across center field carrying the flag At one point a prevention officer can be seen ripping the flag from the man s hands before he was fleetly taken to the ground CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMUniformed officers were then seen running onto the field to apprehend the disruptor During the affair the Canadian crowd at Rogers Centre could be heard booing the man a reminder of the tense sports rivalry between the two dividing line nations DODGERS STAVE OFF ELIMINATION TO SET UP WINNER-TAKE-ALL WORLD SERIES CONTEST Despite the interruption Yamamoto a winner of three MVP awards in Japan was unfazed by the happening That s a rare matter he declared after the championship through an interpreter I just didn t like it But I was allowed to pitch a couple of pitches and so I maintained my composure Yamamoto allowed one run in six innings to beat Toronto for the second time in a week and force a winner-take-all Championship on Saturday night Battle will broadcast exclusively on FOX at p m ET The Associated Press contributed to this account Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter