"Star centerfielder Harrison Bader came up to bat in the fourth and sent a long shot into the leftfield stands to put the Phils up 5 to 1, and the cameras caught a few seconds of a woman berating a man into giving up the souvenir as he clutched his son. But when more footage of the scramble emerged, a villain narrative built around the woman."
"CLIFF FLOYD: Whoa! That ball was at my feet! What? Hold on, fam! MATT VASGERSIAN: That's my ball. It was at feet first. And the guy said, you know, I don't want to deal with you, lady. You're scaring me and my family. Take the ball. But good news, the young fan, the boy, the family, going home with a signed bat from Harrison Bader. So he won. You got the signed bat."
"MATT VASGERSIAN: Now we're gonna we're going to run it folks can have their own opinions. It's in the seats Okay, guy went over to get it picked it up off the ground and gave it to his son."
A woman reclaimed a Harrison Bader home run ball from a man holding his son after Bader hit a fourth-inning homer during the Phillies' 9-3 victory over the Marlins. Television footage showed the woman berating the man into surrendering the ball while the man clutched his child. Additional clips posted by attendees showed the man reaching into her section and picking up the ball, prompting differing interpretations. MLB Network commentators noted the ambiguity, social media response was swift and severe, and the young fan ultimately received a signed bat from Harrison Bader.
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