A Phillies fan caused a stir during Friday night’s game against the Miami Marlins, demonstrating entitlement that outraged viewers nationwide. When Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader hit a solo home run into the stands at loanDepot Park, a man successfully grabbed the ball for his young son. That’s when a woman in a Phillies jersey approached the family, demanding the ball for herself.
“Oh she went after him,” ESPN host Nicole Briscoe said on SportsCenter. “She is big mad. Like he went into her space to get the ball, but she goes on and on and on. And the dad is immediately like, ‘Well if it means that much to you,’ then he takes the ball from his kid’s glove and goes, ‘Here, you can have it.’”
Her actions sparked instant backlash online. Briscoe added that the woman should feel “terrible” for taking a ball from a child, calling her behavior, “Hate to call her a Karen, but …” Michael Eaves, co-host, simply asked, “Really lady?”
The man involved, Drew Feltwell, told NBC Philadelphia he “pretty much just wanted her to go away” and aimed to deescalate the situation for his son. “I had a fork in the road: either do something I was probably going to regret or be dad and show him how to deescalate the situation,” he explained.
Fortunately, the young fan eventually received a gift bag from Marlins staff and a signed bat from Bader.
