For the first time, one of Philadelphia’s most popular baseball stars, Nick Castellanos, has spoken out on the ‘Phillies Karen’ controversy and sent the unidentified woman a message.
It has been two weeks since a woman in the stands of a Phillies game against the Marlins in Miami demanded a home run ball be hers, moments after a father handed the object to his son after a scramble in the bleachers.
The moment has gone viral since, with many criticizing the fan, who has yet to be revealed publicly.
The Phillies eventually gave the fans who had the ball taken a prize package and a meet-and-greet with Harrison Bader.
Castellanos believes ‘Phillies Karen’ had a motive beyond being entitled for her actions.
‘When I see that, I don’t just see a ball. I see a very frustrated lady,’ Castellanos said on Mookie Betts’ show internet show. ‘For years, that felt like she’s been getting the s***-end of the stick and now this thing happened, and she’s like, “I’m not finishing second here. I need this for me.”‘
Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos sent a message to ‘Phillies Karen’ weeks after the viral incident
Castellanos believes the identified woman had other motives for acting how she did in Miami
In the initial incident, the woman could be seen yelling at fan Drew Feltwell after he’d given a home run ball to his son.
‘That was ours,’ she yelled at him.
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.
Nonetheless, he ultimately decided to give the ball to the woman .
‘Just trying to set an example of how to de-escalate a situation in front of my son, I guess,’ he later told NBC 10 Philadelphia.
Castellanos himself has developed a lore for hitting home runs during memorable moments for others, including minutes after Alex Ovechkin broke the all-time goal scoring record in the NHL back in April, as well as hours after Joe Biden announced he would not seek re-election as President.
