{"id":122435,"date":"2025-09-06T05:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/122435\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T05:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:25:09","slug":"phils-marlins-rally-around-young-fan-after-hr-ball-was-taken-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/122435\/","title":{"rendered":"Phils, Marlins rally around young fan after HR ball was taken away"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI — The Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> invited a young fan to meet Harrison Bader<\/a> following their 9-3 win<\/a> over the Miami Marlins<\/a> on Friday night after an apparent dispute<\/a> over a home run ball hit by the center fielder during the game.<\/p>\n

Bader hit a solo home run into the left-field stands in the fourth inning at LoanDepot Park. Several fans scrambled for the ball before a man came up with it and walked over and gave it to the boy and hugged him. Both were wearing Phillies gear.<\/p>\n

Moments later, a woman, also wearing Philadelphia apparel, approached and appeared to shout at the man, who then grabbed the ball from the boy and gave it to her.<\/p>\n

It isn’t clear from videos circulating on social media who initially secured the ball when it landed.<\/p>\n

Later in the game, a member of the Marlins’ staff was seen giving the boy a prize pack, and he ended up going home with a signed bat from Bader, who met with him outside of the Phillies’ clubhouse after the game.<\/p>\n

Going home with a signed bat from Bader pic.twitter.com\/pCaXHSjLgL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) September 6, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

The bizarre scene quickly went viral on social media and comes just days after another viral memorabilia-snatching moment in which a man took tennis player Kamil Majchrzak<\/a>‘s hat from a young fan at the US Open and was widely criticized for the act.<\/p>\n

He apologized on social media<\/a> on Monday and said he has returned it.<\/p>\n