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MIAMI (AP) – 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<\/a> over a home run ball hit by the center fielder during the game.<\/p>\n

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 a boy and hugged him. Both were wearing Phillies gear, and it was the boy\u2019s birthday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moments later, a woman, also wearing Philadelphia apparel, approached and appeared to shout at the man, who then grabbed the ball from the boy\u2019s glove and gave it to her.<\/p>\n

\"PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader (2) reacts after striking out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Miami.(Source: AP Photo\/Marta Lavandier)<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t clear from videos circulating on social media who initially secured the ball when it landed.<\/p>\n

Later in the game, a member of the Marlins\u2019 staff gave the boy a prize pack and another baseball as fans sitting near them in the stands cheered. The boy ended up going home with a signed bat from Bader<\/a>, who met with him outside of the Phillies\u2019 clubhouse after the game.<\/p>\n

Marcus Lemonis, Camping World CEO and star of CNBC reality TV show \u201cThe Profit,\u201d later posted on his X account<\/a> that he would pay for the young fan and his family to attend the World Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, and you just won an RV as well,\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n

The dispute quickly went viral on social media and comes just days after another memorabilia-snatching moment in which a man took tennis player Kamil Majchrzak\u2019s hat from a young fan at the U.S. Open and was widely criticized for the act.<\/p>\n

He apologized on social media on Monday and said he has returned it.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP MLB: apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n

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