At a baseball game, a sweet moment swiftly took a turn for the worse when a spectator approached a father and son who were enjoying his birthday to make a contentious demand. Harrison Bader, an outfielder for the Phillies, hit a home run into the stands Friday while the team was playing the Marlins at LoanDepot Park. A fan who catches a ball that is hit into the stands gets to keep it, as is customary in baseball.

The footage showed almost half a dozen spectators running into an empty row to block Bader’s powerful smash, but it fell into the stands and was scooped up by a father who walked back to his place around five seats away and gave it to his thrilled kid. That could have been the end of it normally, but one fan was not going to give up and stormed over to the family demanding the ball.

The grey-haired woman is seen in the video almost catching the ball, but she seems to fumble it and toss it to the ground. Where the ball was picked…

At a baseball game, a sweet moment swiftly took a turn for the worse when a spectator approached a father and son who were enjoying his birthday to make a contentious demand. Harrison Bader, an outfielder for the Phillies, hit a home run into the stands Friday while the team was playing the Marlins at LoanDepot Park. A fan who catches a ball that is hit into the stands gets to keep it, as is customary in baseball.

The footage showed almost half a dozen spectators running into an empty row to block Bader’s powerful smash, but it fell into the stands and was scooped up by a father who walked back to his place around five seats away and gave it to his thrilled kid. That could have been the end of it normally, but one fan was not going to give up and stormed over to the family demanding the ball.

The grey-haired woman is seen in the video almost catching the ball, but she seems to fumble it and toss it to the ground. Where the ball was picked up is indicated by the heated argument between the father and the fan. Fan recorded footage shows the woman claiming, “You took it from me. It was in my hand.”

The supporter eventually returns to her seat with the reward after the frustrated father snatches the ball from his son, who the Phillies have named Lincoln. The fact that it turned out to be Lincoln’s birthday just made the bad situation worse. The Marlins decided to put things right after witnessing the contentious scene unfold. The birthday kid is shown on camera receiving a prize bag from a Marlins staffer that includes baseballs for him and his sister, who is seated next to him.

A video posted on social media shows the rep saying, “We brought you a cool little goodie bag.” Despite the fact that Lincoln might not have caught the ball that Bader hit, the Phillies gave him a signed bat as a thank you after the game.

Two photos of Lincoln meeting Bader after the game as the player gives him the autographed bat were posted to the Phillies’ Twitter account. “Going home with a signed bat from Bader,” the post read. Supporters praised the team on social media for turning around a negative circumstance. “Gonna make a Phillies (baseball) fan outta me,” wrote one.

A second posted: “It is good the baseball team worked out something to try to make the situation right.”