{"id":37123,"date":"2025-09-09T16:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37123"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:28:07","slug":"father-berated-by-furious-phillies-fan-has-a-message-for-those-hunting-down-her-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37123","title":{"rendered":"Father berated by furious Phillies fan has a message for those hunting down her identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The father who gave up a home run ball he grabbed for his son to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/06\/sports\/phillies-fan-slammed-for-taking-home-run-ball-from-young-boy-after-she-chased-down-dad\/\">a furious female Phillies fan demanding the souvenir<\/a> wants everyone to ease up on her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease don\u2019t do anything to that lady,\u2019\u2019 Drew Feltwell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/phillies\/2025\/09\/09\/phillies-karen-home-run-ball-controversy\/86051089007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told USA Today<\/a>. \u201cLeave it alone. You know, somebody knows her and can talk to her, that\u2019s different. But God, I don\u2019t want people breaking in their house and stuff like that. The internet already messed her up pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The woman has been ridiculed since the moment she startled Feltwell by screaming in his face demanding the Harrison Bader home run ball during Friday night\u2019s game in Miami.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"1\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/angry-phillies-fan-bullies-dad-110786027_bb3ed3.jpg?w=931\" alt=\"A furious female Phillies fan (l.) demands a home run ball that Drew Feltwell grabbed for his son, Lincoln, during the Phillies-Marlins game in Miami on Sept. 5, 2025.\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/angry-phillies-fan-bullies-dad-110786033_77a8d8.jpg?w=931\" alt=\"Drew Feltwell hugs his son, Lincoln, as he is berated by the angry Phillies fan on Sept. 5, 2025.\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/angry-phillies-fan-bullies-dad-110785979_ff9689.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The angry fan walks away after getting the ball on Sept. 5, 2025.\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Feltwell, who initially gave the ball to his son, Lincoln, relented and gave the ball to the woman to deescalate the tense scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pretty much just wanted her to go away,\u201d Feltwell told NBC10 Philadelphia on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\" module module--precede-with-border module--follow-with-border wp-block-nypost-editor-protected-embed\"><\/div>\n<p>Social media users have shamed the \u201cPhillies Karen\u201d over her behavior, which included<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/07\/sports\/defiant-phillies-fan-flips-off-crowd-after-taking-ball-from-young-boy\/\"> flipping off fans in her section<\/a> who called her out in the moment for feeling entitled to a ball that landed near empty seats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could say something like she got what she deserved, but I don\u2019t know if she deserved that much,\u201d Feltwell told USA Today.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; display: block; margin: 1.5em auto; aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9;\" title=\"Video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fiCnrPleU3k?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sleuths have been trying to identify the woman. Some <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/07\/sports\/fan-wrongly-idd-as-phillies-karen-who-snatched-home-run-ball-from-boy-sets-record-straight-in-hilarious-post-im-a-red-sox-fan\/\">wrongly identified her as Cheryl Richardson-Wagner<\/a>, who had to set the record straight on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOk everyone,\u201d Richardson-Wagner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10238867209518676&amp;set=a.1671828635473\">posted on Facebook Saturday<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m NOT the crazy Philly Mom (but I sure would love to be as thin as she is and move as fast)\u2026 and I\u2019m a Red Sox fan!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Marlins apologized to Lincoln and have him and his sister a gift package featuring baseballs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-nyp-editor-universal-promo\">\n<div class=\"universal-promo__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"4\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/defiant-phillies-fan-flips-off-110884048_8cb36d.jpg?w=603\" alt=\"The angry Phillies fan flipped off nearby fans who were criticizing her on Sept. 5, 2025.\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"5\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/angry-phillies-fan-bullies-dad-110785879_8a73c1.jpg?w=675\" alt=\"Harrison Bader (l.) gave Lincoln Feltwell (r.) a signed bat after the game on Sept. 5, 2025.\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"> <span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lincoln also got to meet Bader after the game and received a signed bat from the former Yankees and Mets outfielder.<\/p>\n<p>A trading card retailer, Blowout Cards, has <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/09\/sports\/company-offers-5000-to-infamous-phillies-fan-for-home-run-ball\/\">offered the woman $5,000 for the ball<\/a>, but only if she signs it and writes \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d so the company can give the ball to Lincoln.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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