THE young fan who lost his home run baseball to a Phillies supporter has shared a brutal admission about the incident.
The MLB world has reacted to the Philly fan, dubbed “Phillies Karen” by social media users, who confronted the child’s dad over the ball.
During last Friday’s Phillies-Marlins game, a scramble occurred for a home run ball.
Philadelphia star Harrison Bader launched a ball into the stands as fans tried to grab it.
The 10-year-old Lincoln Feltwell’s father, Drew, managed to snag the ball before handing it to his son, but was confronted by a woman who demanded it back.
The angry woman bullied Drew into handing the ball over, and the video of the sequence has caused an angry reaction from viewers and fans.
The Feltwell family has now given their side of the viral incident.
“I wasn’t very happy that we had to give it to her, but we can’t win,” Lincoln told NBC 10 Philadelphia.
“She was going to get it anyways.”
Lincoln would get to meet Bader after the g,ame and the outfielder gifted him a bat to make up for the lost ball.
“I’m happy I got to get something else. It was very, very fun getting to meet Bader,” he said.
Drew revealed that he “jumped out of my skin” over the argument with the Phillies fan.
He said that he just wanted the woman to “go away” and gave her the ball to de-escalate the situation.
Still, Drew doesn’t want her life to be “ruined” by the moment.
“She brought that on herself,” Drew said.
“I don’t want her life ruined but she brought that on.
“She’s going to pay for that and it is not by hand.
“I don’t wish any harm on her. Maybe she was in the moment. I’m not going to defend her.”
The woman, who has yet to be identified, was ultimately booed out of the Marlins stadium after obtaining the home run ball.
Feltwell said that he felt regret for taking the ball away from his son.
“I felt like super dad putting that ball in his glove and giving him a hug,” he said.
“Putting the ball in his glove and then taking it back out killed me.”
Luckily, Feltwell told the outlet that his family ended up “having a good night because of good people.”
The sequence, which went viral after the cameras spotted Feltwell and the woman’s row, caused the Marlins to gift him and his family a gift bag.
