THE father who was yelled at by an angry Phillies fan over a home run ball has sent a message to those who want her identity revealed.
Social media users have been looking for more details about the woman, dubbed ‘Phillies Karen’, who berated father Drew Feltwell into handing her a ball he grabbed for his 10-year-old son, Lincoln during a MLB game.
A Phillies fan bullying a father over a home run ball during a game last week[/caption]
Two women have been forced to deny being ‘Phillies Karen’ just days after a viral confrontation during the MLB game between the Phillies and the Miami Marlins.
Feltwell has sent a plea, telling the world to stop trying to find the woman’s identity, with some claiming they would go to the highest measures to take the ball from her.
“Please don’t do anything to that lady,” he told USA Today.
“Leave it alone.
“You know, somebody knows her and can talk to her, that’s different.
“But God, I don’t want people breaking in their house and stuff like that.
“The internet already messed her up pretty good.
“I could say something like she got what she deserved, but I don’t know if she deserved that much.”
Last Friday night, the ‘Phillies Karen’ furiously demanded that Feltwell and his son give her the ball.
She could be heard shouting “that was ours” at Feltwell before he handed over the ball he had retrieved.
The sequence was caught on camera as the woman has been slammed on social media for her actions.
Still, despite other clips showing the woman, she has yet to be identified.
In the meantime, the young Lincoln has opened up
The 10-year-old boy, Lincoln, has opened up about his disappointment at his dad being forced to give the ball to the woman.
Lincoln and his family was there to celebrate his tenth birthday.
“I wasn’t very happy that we had to give it to her, but we can’t win. She was going to get it anyways,” he told NBC 10 Philadelphia.
Fortunately, after the game, Lincoln would get to meet Phillies star outfielder Harrison Bader, who hit the home run ball that sparked the moment.
Bader also gave Lincoln his bat.
Drew Feltwell was alongside his son during the interview with NBC 10 Philadelphia as he said he gave the ball to the woman with the intent of simply wanting her to “go away.”
“Well, I’d love to get the ball to give back to my son,” Feltwell said.
“But I don’t want anything bad to happen to her. Our evening worked out quite well afterward.”
