Hall of Famer CC Sabathia reacts to viral Phillies fan taking home run ball from kid: 'That was crazy'
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A home run ball by Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader made national headlines due to one fan berating a father and son to hand over the ball after it reached the stands.
Unfortunately, after 19 seasons in the league and being a fan of the game since retirement, Hall of Famer CC Sabathia isn’t surprised to see fans fight over baseballs. This situation, though, was a "crazy" one.
"You see that stuff all the time from fans, but that was crazy. I’ve never seen anything to that extent, and so many different people caught it on their cameras," Sabathia told Fox News Digital while at his PitCCh In Foundation’s fifth annual Golf Classic at Alpine Country Club in New Jersey. "It was like seven different angles, which is insane."
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Hall of Fame inductee CC Sabathia answers questions during the press conference at the Clarke Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26, 2025. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn Images)
Drew Feltwell, his son Lincoln, and daughter Avery appeared on Fox News’ "America Reports" to talk about the viral moment, where Drew Feltwell thought he was making a core memory for his son after finding Bader’s homer on the ground among multiple spectators.
But a female Phillies fan, as Sabathia mentioned, was captured marching up to the Feltwells, demanding they give her the ball.
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"I can’t even repeat that on air. She was very vulgar," Drew Feltwell said. "Screaming right in my ear that, you know, a lot of bad words and, ‘That’s my ball.’ That was her section, and she tried to