FROM FOX NEWS: ESPN hosts Nicole Briscoe and Michael Eaves slammed the Philadelphia Phillies fan who demanded a home run ball from a young boy during a game against the Miami Marlins.
The incident occurred during Friday night’s game between the Phillies and Marlins. Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader hit a solo home run into the stands of loanDepot Park. Phillies fans in the stands made a mad dash for the ball when it appeared a man got to the ball first and gave it to his son.
A woman in a Phillies jersey was seen marching over to the family and demanding the man that he give the ball to her. The man gave the ball to the irate woman. However, it created a ton of reaction on social media.
The woman appeared to strongly admonish the boy’s father, later identified as Drew Feltwell.
“You took it from me,” she appeared to say. “That was in my hands.”
But evaluation of the footage has led many to believe the ball was still fair-game.
Commentators have explained that unwritten ballpark rules state that balls are fair game anywhere in the stands, no matter where a fan is sitting, but you cannot wrestle it out of someone’s hands.
“Oh she went after him,” Briscoe said during a “SportsCenter” segment on Friday. “She is big mad.”
Evaluating the moment, Bristoe tried to give the fan the benefit of the doubt, but she still came up lacking in his eyes.
“Like he went into her space to get the ball, but she goes on and on and on. And the dad is immediately is 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,’” he said, adding, “Hate to call her a Karen, but. …”
Eaves chimed in with, “Really lady?” echoing the sentiments of many.
The young fan didn’t leave empty-handed, though. A Marlins staffer at loanDepot Park gave him a gift bag, saying, “This is for you. I’m so sorry.”
Later, Bader met with the family and handed the boy a signed bat, according to photos later shared by the Phillies.
Meanwhile, Feltwell gave an interview to a local station saying he “pretty much just wanted [the woman] to go away.”
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