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The Philadelphia Phillies-Miami Marlins series over the weekend will be remembered most of all because of an incident that didn’t occur between the white lines.
On a home run by Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader on Friday night, there was a scramble for the ball in the LoanDepot Park left field bleachers. The ball wound up being picked up by a Phillies fan named Drew Feltwell, who ran over to his 10-year-old son, Lincoln, and handed him the ball.
However, a woman also dressed in Phillies gear, whose identity has not been verified by Newsweek, ran up to the father and son and demanded the baseball, which Drew reluctantly told Lincoln to give up to de-escalate the situation.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 08: A detailed view of the hat and glove of Bryson Stott #5 of the Philadelphia Phillies in the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on April 08,…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 08: A detailed view of the hat and glove of Bryson Stott #5 of the Philadelphia Phillies in the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on April 08, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The incident went viral, with clips on social media generating hundreds of millions of views. Marlins security came up to the Feltwells with a bag of stadium prize gear, and after the game, Bader signed a bat and presented it to Lincoln in person.
After a couple of days to let the dust settle, the two Feltwells spoke publicly about the incident.
“Um, I wasn’t very happy that we had to give it to her, but we can’t win,” Lincoln told NBC10 Philadelphia on Sunday.
Drew Feltwell said his son was celebrating his 10th birthday, and though the day was certainly salvaged by the bat from Bader, he had some regrets about handing the ball to the woman, who he said screamed “That’s my ball!” to him.
“Putting the ball in his glove and then taking it back out killed me,” Feltwell told NBC 10.
“I hope that ball means a lot to her,” he concluded.
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