The Philadelphia Phillies-Miami Marlins clash at loanDepot Park on Friday garnered nationwide attention on Friday, thanks to a home run incident in the 4th inning. When the Phillies slugger Harrison Bader hit the solo homer, it didn’t just cause havoc in the stands but also on the internet. The now-viral dispute started after Lincoln, a young Phillies fan, had to give away the home run ball to a woman, now dubbed ‘Karen,’ after an argument with his father. While the Marlins tried to make it up to the birthday boy with a goodie bag, it was Bader and his team who made sure they did their part, too. Expectedly, the wholesome gesture hasn’t gone unnoticed.

On September 5, Red Sox legend Jeff Frye took to X to share a photo of the post-game interaction, and topped it off with a single word in the caption: “Priceless!” Marlins broadcaster Kyle Sielaff, who watched the entire incident, also reacted to the gesture, saying, “See, this is good stuff. Good things happen to good people. Dad was doing a real good job holding it in, because he was not happy with that woman — and neither was I.” But that wasn’t all.

Soon after the incident went viral, apart from millions of sports fans, it also caught the attention of multi-millionaire businessman Marcus Lemonis. Reacting to the incident, Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World, Good Sam Enterprises, and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., promised to send Lincoln with his entire family to a World Series trip in October. Taking to X, Lemonis noted, “I’ll send this young man and his family to the MLB World Series on me. Oh and you just won an RV as well. #DadofYearWinsThatone @barstoolsports.”

Having said that, while the baseball world is praising Bader and the Phillies for their touching gesture, ‘Phillies Karen’ is on the other side, receiving hate comments, with her real identity still a mystery.

Who exactly is ‘Phillies Karen’?

A few hours after the incident, the Phillies circle was desperate to know all about this lady. First, a rumor spread that her name was Cheryl Richardson-Wagner. Some time later, a woman with the same name—Richardson-Wagner—caught wind of the situation. She clarified on Facebook that “I’m NOT the crazy Philly Mom.” She claimed to be a Boston Red Sox fan. “I’m a Red Sox fan. Apparently, I am trending on Twitter. I wonder if I’ll get apologies from all of these people when the real culprit is finally found.”

Then, there were rumors spread across that claimed the woman was identified as Leslie-Ann Kravitz. Kravitz happens to be an administrator in the Hammonton, New Jersey, school district. Now, since no one wants to be associated with the ‘Phillies Karen’, the district issued a statement denying these claims. “The woman identified on social media as ‘Phillies Karen’ is not, and has never been, an employee of the Hammonton Public Schools located in Hammonton, New Jersey,” the district wrote.

Further, they even took it a step further, getting in a dig at the Phillies. Karen in their statement. “Anybody who works for our school district, attended as a student, or lives in our community would obviously have caught the ball bare-handed in the first place. Avoiding the entire situation.” For now, at least for the time being, the Phillies nation will not let it go this easily. It’s only a matter of time till they dig in more and find her real identity.