Seattle Mariners fans (Photo via X)
September’s been a strange month for fans in the stands. With a billionaire tennis spectator ending August by snatching a souvenir hat from a kid, we’ve seen Phillies Karen follow in 9/25, a less infamous Chargers Ken pop up in the NFL, and now this Seattle Mariners fan who’s behaved quite the opposite.
The fan in question was in the bleachers when Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh struck 59th and 60th home runs during a playoff-clinching 9-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.
The Mariners are postseason-bound for the first time since 2001, making that 60th HR ball even more meaningful. However, the man who caught it immediately gave it to a kid and is now being lauded as the “Anti-Phillies Karen” following a female Phillies fan hounding a youngster and his dad over an HR ball they got fair and square, bullying them into giving it to her.
Check him out in the video below, which has gone viral on Twitter/X.
“The opposite of Phillies Karen,” someone commented.
Seattle Mariners Fan Also Slammed For His DecisionCal Raleigh (Image Credits: Imagn)
That ball should indeed be worth quite a lot, so handing it to a kid is an incredible gesture, yet some fans think it was foolish to give it away.
“Ball is probably worth north of 50k. No. Not a smart move on the least bit. This isnt a pop fly that a fan can take home and feel special ffs,” one wrote.
“Kinda foolish tbh…maybe it works out but that’s pretty dumb,” another claimed.
Well, at least he won’t be having any costumes made of him, with Phillies Karen cosplay items having already launched since the wild scene.
Meanwhile, Raleigh is reveling in it following his milestone, especially given its timing.
“It’s crazy. Sixty is — I don’t know what to say. I didn’t know if I was going to hit 60 in my life. Just tonight, what a way to do it,”he said of the home runs and the win.
Seattle, the No. 2 team in the American League, also clinched a bye with the victory and will play the winner of the Wild Card series between the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers in the ALDS.
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