Legal experts have finally revealed who is in the ‘wrong’ with the Phillies Karen case.
People online have been trying to track down the mystery woman, who has become known as Phillies Karen.
This comes after footage of the woman went viral on social media, following a solo home run hit by Philadelphia Phillies player Harrison Bader during a game against the Miami Marlins.
Drew Feltwell grabbed the ball from between two armrests and placed it in his son Lincoln’s hand, saying afterwards that in that moment he felt like ‘Super Dad’.
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However, seconds later a woman approached and confronted Feltwell, with the man later saying that she had argued ‘that’s my ball’.
Feltwell ended up handing over the ball to the woman, who has now been nicknamed as Phillies Karen, in an attempt to ‘de-escalate’ the situation.
Speaking to NBC10 Philadelphia, Feltwell explained: “I jumped out of my skin, and I was like, ‘why are you here? Go away’, and she’s like, ‘that’s my ball, you stole it. Those are from our seats’. I was like, ‘there was nobody in that seat’.
“She just went on and on. I don’t even remember what she said. A lot of eyes on us by that time. The ball was already in his glove, and she just wouldn’t stop.”
The dad ultimately gave the ball to the woman, which led to booing from bystanders and the woman being escorted out of the park after five minutes.
Who was at fault for the ‘Phillies Karen’ incident?
So, who was actually to blame for the ordeal? According to one legal expert, the ball shouldn’t have left the boy’s glove.
Louis Schiff, who is a retired judge, attorney, professor and author, spoke to PennLive, explaining: “Possession belonged to the man who picked it up, absolutely. If that case came before me, I’d rule in his favor.”
His reasoning behind this also comes from his analysis that the woman did not have clear possession of the ball and no one physically took it from her.
He continued: “The video evidence I have seen shows that the ball at best may have touched her [Phillies Karen], but just because it touches you doesn’t mean it’s your ball.”
Things all worked out for Lincoln in the end, as both baseballs provided him with swag bags filled with merch and he was even able to meet the batter who hit the home run, Bader, getting a signed bat from him.