Phillies fan who took baseball from a kid offered $5000 if ball autographed 'I'm sorry'

The fan who took the home-run ball from a kid at a baseball game is being offered $5,000 for her autograph by a collectables store.

“We only ask that you autograph it, ‘I’m sorry,'” Blowout Cards, a trading cards retailer, said on X. The autographed ball will then be returned to the kid, the company said.

The incident that sparked the offer took place Friday when a father in the stands retrieved a home-run ball for his son that hit the seats and had four people scramble for it. The Philadelphia Phillies were playing against Miami Marlins.

The father, identified as Drew Feltwell, was in the crowd with his family, including his son, Lincoln, celebrating his 10th birthday. Drew retrieved the ball and gave it to his son, but not before he had one of the other fans from the scramble walk over to him, and after what appeared to be a heated exchange and demand for the ball to be returned.

After a few seconds of back-and-forth exchange, the father took the ball out of his son’s glove and gave it to the woman, who then walked back to her seat. This exchange has been widely shared on social media and, despite speculation and incorrect guesses, the identity of the woman remains unconfirmed.

Lincoln, on the other hand, wasn’t left dejected for too long. As the incident caught the eye of the others, a stadium employee gifted him and his sister a bag full of merchandise. The team he was cheering for, the Phillies, also chimed in and set up an interaction with Harrison Bader, who hit the home run.

“Going home with a signed bat from Bader,” the team said on X.

Going home with a signed bat from Bader pic.twitter.com/pCaXHSjLgL

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) September 6, 2025

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