Overview

• Drew Feltwell said he took the ball from his 10-year-old son and handed it over to avoid an escalation after a woman confronted them at Friday’s Phillies–Marlins game.
• Feltwell and his son, Lincoln, told NBC10 that the moment was painful, with Lincoln saying he felt he “couldn’t win,” though their night later improved.
• Marlins staff provided Lincoln with team merchandise, and Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader met the family after the game and gave him a signed bat.
• Hammonton Public Schools formally denied online claims tying an employee to the incident, and a woman named Cheryl Richardson-Wagner publicly said she is not the person in the video.
• Outlets noted additional false rumors, including unverified posts that the woman had spoken publicly and a claim that the boy is Eagles kicker Jake Elliott’s nephew, which has no evidence.