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A woman went viral during the Phillies-Marlins game for the wrong reasons. In the fourth inning of Friday night’s game, Harrison Bader hit a home run to left field. Several fans, including the woman, scrambled to pick up the ball.
One man managed to grab the ball from the ground during the scrum and gave it to a child, presumably his son. The woman then walked over to yell at the man, who then instructed the child to give the woman the ball.
A Phillies fan retrieves a home run ball for his son and this woman is furious she did not get the ball pic.twitter.com/kDMMJrw2R5
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) September 6, 2025
The Marlins eventually gave the kid some free gear after the incident. The kid was at the game celebrating his birthday.
The Marlins gave this young fan some gifts after the woman took the ball from him and the crowd cheered. He is at the game celebrating his birthday pic.twitter.com/zZaxqTxh1D https://t.co/STpDlVmThZ
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) September 6, 2025
Phillies star Harrison Bader also met with the kid and gave him an autographed bat.
This young Phillies fan gave Harrison Bader’s home run ball away
So Bader hooked him up with a signed bat after the game
(via @Phillies) https://t.co/3jfYYccwnk pic.twitter.com/0Ts39GOXhC
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) September 6, 2025
The woman in question has since been dubbed “Phillies Karen” by social media.