Phillies and Marlins rally around young fan after woman confronts his father to get home run ball
CNN It was an ordinary night at LoanDepot Park where the Miami Marlins hosted the division rivals Philadelphia Phillies Until it wasn t The Phils held a - lead in the fourth inning when outfielder Harrison Bader blasted a solo home run into the left field stands to extend the organization s lead This is where things get a little enthralling The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast manifested a father retrieve the ball and bring it back to his young son when all of a sudden an unidentified woman comes out of nowhere and confronted the duo The father had a shocked look on his face as the woman who was seated the row behind where he had retrieved the ball continued to argue with him After particular back-and-forth the man took the ball from his son s glove handed it over to the woman and shooed her away It did have a happy ending for the young fan however despite both him and his father being decked out in Phillies gear The episode drew the ire of both the Phillies and Marlins competition broadcasts as well as social media The Marlins approved to CNN the son received a Miami goodie bag and a baseball for him to keep On top of that Bader met the young fan after the competition and gave him a signed bat The Phillies went on to win -