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Nick Castellanos Offers Sympathetic Take on Viral Phillies Fan Confrontation

Attention has turned to online shaming concerns following the viral ball confrontation.

Overview

  • In a Sept. 17 appearance on Mookie Betts’ podcast, Castellanos described the woman in the clip as “a very frustrated lady” who wanted a souvenir.
  • He added that “the internet has let her have it” and recalled Harrison Bader meeting the family after staff briefed players postgame.
  • Fan-shot video from Sept. 5 shows the woman telling Drew Feltwell, “That was ours,” before he handed over the home run ball taken for his 10-year-old son.
  • The Phillies and Marlins later gave the boy gifts, and Bader provided a signed bat and spent time with the family.
  • The woman has not been publicly identified, and Feltwell has urged people to stop harassing her as commentators debate Castellanos’ assumptions.