The father of a young baseball fan who was at the epicenter of a Firestorm of Social Media After a heated dispute During a Philadelphia Phillies competition last week shares his view of the Nu-Viral Incident.
Drew Feltwell from West Palm Beach, Florida, celebrated the 10th birthday of his son Lincoln during the 5 September match between the Phillies and the Miami Marlins, where he managed to secure a flight ball in the stands by Phillies Center Fielder Harrison Bader, who scored a home run.
Wide scattered images of the moment, however, the father and son shows worse by A female participant who insisted that the ball was of her.
Feltwell, a resident of New Jersey, eventually reluctantly gave the ball to the woman.
Speaking to NBC 10 Philadelphia In the weekend he acknowledged that he was one of the many people who had tried to pick up the ball, but was still “still in disbelief” about how the incident unfolded.
“It was about 10 seconds or 15 seconds later. She was fast,” he explained. “I didn’t even see her walking up and while she reached my arm, she just shouted in my ear:” That’s my ball! ” Like, I almost jumped out of my skin.
Regarding his decision to transfer the ball to the woman, he added: “I had a fork in the way to one, you know, do something that I would probably regret or be dad and show him how he could escalate a situation, so that’s where I went.”
Much of the criticism is aimed at the woman, widely dubbed “Phillies Karen” but not yet publicly identified. Yet some have defended her actions. “Well, the ball landed near her and he ran to him to grab it. I see her a bit, but it’s the way you ask,” wrote a person on Instagram.
According to by reportsShe became by other fans who witnessed the exchange, and eventually stormed away.
On Saturday, New Jersey’s Hammonton School District released a statement on his social media platforms An online rumor disprove that “Phillies Karen” was one of the employees.
“Everyone who works for our school district, if a student or is present in our community, would have clearly caught the ball in the first place and avoid this whole situation,” ” Read the statement.
Fortunately, Lincoln’s birthday celebration ended up on a cheerful note when the boy I have to meet Bader After the competition and went home with a signed bat and a prize package.
“We finally had a good night because of good people,” said Feltwell, before we noticed that he and his family would still accept an apology from the woman if she came forward.
View a KTLA 5 -news message about the incident below.
