Phillies invite young fan to meet Harrison Bader after viral home run ball dispute
YOU HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HERE TODAY, ALL WEARING T SHIRTS TO CELEBRATE YOU. AND YOU GET TO BE DOWN HERE ON THE FIELD AND YOU’RE GOING TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH. AS A LIFELONG ORIOLE FAN, I MEAN, I CAN’T IMAGINE A MUCH BETTER DAY. WELL, YES, FOR FIRST, THE FAMILY. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL FAMILY. THEY’RE ALL GREAT. THREE CHILDREN AND THEIR SPOUSES, NINE GRANDKIDS AND NINE GREAT GRANDKIDS. AND THEY’RE ALL GOOD AND THEY’RE ALL SMART AND THEY’RE ALL SUCCESSFUL. YOU MUST BE SO PROUD. I AM. BOB STRASBURG WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY IN 1943. VERY QUICKLY. THEN HE MADE HIS WAY TO EUROPE. I WAS 18 WHEN THEY DRAFTED ME. AND THEY SOMEHOW GOT ME IN THE ARMY ENGINEERS. I HAD BEEN GOING TO COLLEGE FOR AN ENGINEERING AT THE TIME, BUT EVERYBODY GOT DRAFTED AT 18. ULTIMATELY, AFTER TRAINING AND SO FORTH, I ENDED UP IN ITALY. WE DID BRIDGES, WE DID ROADS, WE DID STUFF LIKE THAT, AND WE WERE ABOUT THE BEST OUTFIT IN ITALY. SO THEY SAID, WE’RE GOING TO GO TO JAPAN, OKAY. OH, WOW. WELL, WE DIDN’T WANT TO GO THERE. WE WEREN’T AT THE PORT OF THE PORT TO LEAVE WHEN THE WAR ENDED. SO THAT WAS GOOD. WE HAD A PARTY OR SOMETHING. AS FAR AS THE BASEBALL PORTION FOR MONDAY, BOB WAS READY. LET HER RIP. RIGHT. AND IF THE ORIOLES NEED AN OLD RIGHT HAND UNDERHAND PITCHER, I’M AVAILABLE. TO BE FAIR, PITCHING HAS BEEN A BIT OF AN ISSUE, SO I WOULD STAY NICE AND LOOSE. OH YEAH, DON’T ASK ME ABOUT ORIOLE PITCHING. WHEN IT WAS BOB’S TURN FOR THE CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH, THE CROWD ROARED AND HE LOVED IT. STANDING AT FULL ATTENTION AND DRAWING EVEN MORE, HE WHISTLED A ONE HOPPER RIGHT OVER THE PLATE. A MOMENT HE, HIS FAMILY AND EVERYONE THAT WATCHED WON’T SOON FORGET. THANK YOU BOB, AND NATURALLY, I ASKED BOB THE KEY TO LIVING A VERY LONG LIFE. AND HE SAID, MAKE SURE TO SURROUND YOURSELF BY GOOD PEOPLE AN
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The Philadelphia Phillies invited a young fan to meet Harrison Bader following their 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night after an apparent dispute over a home run ball hit by the center fielder during the game. Bader hit a solo home run into the left field stands in the fourth inning at loanDepot Park. Several fans scrambled for the ball before a man came up with it and walked over and gave it to the boy and hugged him. Both were wearing Phillies gear.Video above: WWII vet throws ceremonial first pitch on Memorial DayMoments later, a woman, also wearing Philadelphia apparel, approached and appeared to shout at the man, who then grabbed the ball from the boy and gave it to her. It isn’t clear from videos circulating on social media who initially secured the ball when it landed. Later in the game, a member of the Marlins’ staff was seen giving the boy a prize pack, and he ended up going home with a signed bat from Bader, who met with him outside of the Phillies’ clubhouse after the game.The bizarre scene quickly went viral on social media and comes just days after another viral memorabilia-snatching moment in which a man took tennis player Kamil Majchrzak’s hat from a young fan at the U.S. Open and was widely criticized for the act.He apologized on social media on Monday and said he has returned it.
The Philadelphia Phillies invited a young fan to meet Harrison Bader following their 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night after an apparent dispute over a home run ball hit by the center fielder during the game.
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Bader hit a solo home run into the left field stands in the fourth inning at loanDepot Park. Several fans scrambled for the ball before a man came up with it and walked over and gave it to the boy and hugged him. Both were wearing Phillies gear.
Video above: WWII vet throws ceremonial first pitch on Memorial Day
Moments later, a woman, also wearing Philadelphia apparel, approached and appeared to shout at the man, who then grabbed the ball from the boy and gave it to her.
It isn’t clear from videos circulating on social media who initially secured the ball when it landed.
Later in the game, a member of the Marlins’ staff was seen giving the boy a prize pack, and he ended up going home with a signed bat from Bader, who met with him outside of the Phillies’ clubhouse after the game.
The bizarre scene quickly went viral on social media and comes just days after another viral memorabilia-snatching moment in which a man took tennis player Kamil Majchrzak’s hat from a young fan at the U.S. Open and was widely criticized for the act.
He apologized on social media on Monday and said he has returned it.
