Instant Fence

If Instant Replay existed in 1996, would Derek Jeters' HR in the ALCS be called back?

This was the ball where a 12-year old kid reached over the fence and took the ball out of Tony Tarasco's glove.

First of all, Mr. Durden, you could not be more wrong. The new replay rule is intended to specifically determine if fan interference has occured

"For now, umps can use replays to aid decisions only on whether potential home runs cleared fences, were fair balls or were interfered with by fans." - Yahoo Sports

In the case of Jeter, the umpires would have reviewed the play. If the ump ruled that Tarasco could have caught the ball without the interference, Jeter would have been called out. If the ump rules that the ball would not have been caught, then a ground rule double would have been awarded. In this case, umpire Richie Garcia has said that in retrospect, the ball was uncatchable and the correct ruling should have been a double. But in all honesty, that is nothing more than Garcia trying to cover his @ss for blowing an obvious call. Torasco was clearly camped out under that ball and would have made the catch.

The correct ruling should have been fan interference, Jeter is out, Jeffery Maier is ejected from the stadium. So in answer to your question, ABSOLUTELY the home run would have been disallowed.