Angry Phillies Fan Demands Harrison Bader Home Run Ball From Boy in Viral Video
An angry Philadelphia Phillies fan has gone viral after a video showed the woman demanding a home run ball that a father had given to a young boy.
Fans on social media are comparing the woman to the Polish CEO who apologized after taking a tennis player's hat destined for a young boy at the U.S. Open. As social media sleuths rush to identify the woman, a Boston Red Sox fan named Cheryl Richardson-Wagner posted that she was not the fan in the video, and a New Jersey school district denied one of its employees was the woman.
The first video from the Phillies game against the Miami Marlins shows several fans, including the woman and boy's father, reaching down to get the home run ball, which was hit by Harrison Bader. The father prevailed, raising the ball in his hand. He then went over to the boy and gave him the ball, but the woman followed him and confronted him, demanding the ball.
Phillies fan chases down a homerun ball for his son and a crazy Karen puts hands on the dad demanding the ball back. Fortunately, Harrison Bader met with the kid after the game and gave him a signed bat. pic.twitter.com/dQAfp2Q5Qg
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The father looked surprised as the woman placed her hand on his arm while he was hugging his son, before acquiescing and giving her the ball. She then walked away.
The Angry Woman Was Captured on Video Saying, 'You Took It From Me!'
The Phillies fan has not yet been identified. Several videos emerged of the incident, however, and there is a major effort on social media to name her.
The woman could be heard confronting the father and saying in a raised voice, "You took it from me," in one video.
“That was ours!” she said.
“That was in my hands.”
Another video shows a fan calling the woman a "Karen" and videotaping her speaking with another fan.
Angry Phillies fan slammed for snatching home run ball from young boy after she chased down his dad https://t.co/p9tWidwfti pic.twitter.com/FMrD8sX4oO
— New York Post (@nypost) September 6, 2025
Harrison Bader Gave a Signed Bat to the Boy, Who Was Identified as Lincoln, After the Incident Went Viral
Another video showed the Marlins making it right with the boy, who was gifted with another ball and a bag of swag.
Shoutout to the Marlins who hooked up the fan who had his Home Run ball taken away from him with a prize pack and baseballs! pic.twitter.com/MKzm2115R2
— Phillies Tailgate (@PhilsTailgate) September 6, 2025
It didn't stop there for the young fan. "The Phillies brought Lincoln, the young fan, into the locker room, where he got a signed bat from Harrison Bader," Bleacher Report reported, sharing video of that moment.
Going home with a signed bat from Bader pic.twitter.com/pCaXHSjLgL
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) September 6, 2025
The Phillies shared photos of the boy meeting Bader.