Review of Randy Arozarena's Replayed Catch vs Spectator Interference vs Foul Ball Play in Boston

During Wednesday's Rays-Red Sox game at Fenway Park, umpires reviewed a fly ball, originally ruled an inning-ending out, in right field. As a result, replay overturned the call to a foul ball. Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/04/a-pesky-corner-at-fenway-park-fan.html During review, the Replay Official considered two elements: First, did the fan touch the batted (live) ball, and, second, if so, was this spectator interference? Upon review, it was determined the fan did touch the ball, but did not do so illegally or in violation of the spectator interference rule, which would have required the fan to have touched the ball on or over the playing field. Because the fan touched the ball on the spectator area around Pesky's Pole and not over the playing field, the proper call was to consider the ball foul at the moment it touched the fan in dead ball territory, regardless of Arozarena's subsequent catch on the warning track.