Overview

• During the fourth inning at LoanDepot Park, Harrison Bader’s home run led a father to retrieve the ball and give it to his son before a woman confronted him and he handed it over.
• A Marlins representative later apologized to the child and delivered a goodie bag with souvenirs and baseballs during the game.
• After the final out, Bader met the boy, identified by the Phillies as Lincoln, and gave him a signed bat on what the team said was his birthday.
• Broadcasts and additional clips showed competing interpretations of whether the ball was at the woman’s feet or ever in her hands, keeping the original possession in dispute.
• Further fan video captured the woman being booed and making an obscene gesture while holding the ball, and her identity has not been made public.