The tense standoff over a home run ball in Miami on Friday night has now been fully revealed through several new viral clips.
Recorded by stunned onlookers in the bleachers of LoanDepot Park, the close-up footage shows the woman confronting a man who’d outmaneuvered her for the home run Philadelphia Phillies centerfielder Harrison Bader launched into the left-field stands.
The moment initially went viral on Friday when FanDuel Sports Network Florida cameras showed the man, a Phillies fan, taking the baseball back from his son and handing it to the irate woman, another Phillies fan, who grabbed it and walked away.
Now, thanks to quick-thinking fans seated in the left-field stands, the woman’s furious pleas for the baseball have been exposed.
‘That was ours,’ the belligerent woman yelled at the man.
After he gestured to his son, who he’d given the ball to, the man tried to explain that she didn’t actually catch the souvenir. However, that answer wasn’t cutting it.
The woman didn’t see the loose ball as fair game, but rather claimed she had it in her hand
The stunned boy looked on as his father was confronted by the woman and fellow Phillies fan
‘No, you took it from me!’ she yelled in response. ‘You took it from me! That was in my hands. That was in my hands.’
It was at this point that the man relented, taking the baseball from his disappointed son and handing it to the woman.
The dialogue abruptly ended with both parties saying: ‘Bye.’
Several onlookers also got in a few words, including one who yelled, ‘glad you earned that,’ to the woman.
Another man repeatedly called her a ‘Karen!’
This was just the latest in a series of fan disputes across American sports, including two men quarrelling over a ball at a New York Mets game and the notorious incident at the US Open in which a man snatched a tennis pro’s hat that was intended for a young boy.
A woman Phillies fan (white jersey) was seen berating a man for beating her to a foul ball
A dad (red shirt) raced over and beat out all the other fans to a loose ball on the ground
The Marlins did make amends with the man and his family by offering a gift bag a few innings later. Then, after the Phillies’ 9-3 win, the boy got the chance to meet Bader and receiver an autographed bat.
Fittingly, it was later revealed that the boy was celebrating his birthday.
Several online accounts claimed the woman and her male companion were booed until they left the game.
Meanwhile, Phillies fans were irate at the woman fan’s behavior, with multiple negative reactions on social media.
‘That guy did nothing wrong and should have told that woman to step off,’ said one user on X.
After being berated for beating her fair and square, the man relented and gave her the ball
Later in the night, the kid was given a signed bat and got to meet outfielder Harrison Bader
Another wrote, ‘Lady was 5 seconds from asking to talk to a manager. F***ing nonsense he gave that up.’
‘What is wrong with that lady? She is a disgrace,’ another said.
The woman has not been identified publicly, but according Philadelphia Flyers reporter Haley Taylor Simon, that’s only a matter of time.
‘The Phillies Karen has no idea she’s all over the internet,’ Simon wrote. ‘In about 5-7 business days she’ll find out on her Facebook feed. Bless her heart.’
