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Dad who got ball for son says woman had 'inappropriate words'

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The woman spot on the left going to put the fightings in fighting.

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It's the grab now seen around the globe. Phillies fans scrambling after Harrison Bader sent a home run ball flying into the stands during Friday's game against the Marlins. One man emerging victorious, gifting the ball to his son who is celebrating a birthday. But watch as a woman storms over to them.

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His dad gets the ball for his kid. Nice family moment. What? Until she decided to ruin it.

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She said, I saw it first.

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The ball wasn't even in her goal.

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That father and son, Andrew and Lincoln, felt well now speaking out about the catch and confrontation on GMA.

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The crack of the bat, watched the ball go up in the air, and I knew it was going to the right, but I didn't know where. So I just started going to the right a little bit, hit a chair, and bobbled between the armrests. And I picked it up, turned around, and felt like Superdad.

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Walked back to Lincoln, put it in his glove, and gave him a hug.

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It was exciting getting our first home run ball ever from all our games. Andrew and Lincoln say they had no idea

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what was about to happen next in this now viral moment caught on camera.

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When she screamed in my ear, that's when everybody saw how shocked I was. And when I turned and leaned back because she was really close, she had many, many inappropriate words to say around my kids.

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And all I could think was, make her go away.

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The pops does the right move. He says, I got time for this. I'm trying to have a nice night with my family.

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Yeah, I'm good.

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Gives the woman the ball.

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As for that young Phillies fan, both teams chipping in to create a happy ending. A good deed does go noticed. The Marlins gifting him a bag full of goodies. And after the game, Harrison Bader himself sending Lincoln home with a signed baseball bat.

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It was really, really exciting. I would have still liked that home run ball to put in my room. But everything else, it's all just as good in the end.

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So great that the teams were able to help make it so right in the end. But also check this out. The U.S. Open was this weekend, guys. A ball goes into the stands. You see a guy pick it up. And what's he do?

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He gives it to the kid.

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And round of applause.

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Commentator saying that that was the right thing to do rather than taking it away from a little kid. Gio, this was your topic in our group chat segment yesterday. As you said, can we all just chill out a little bit?

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Can we chill out a little bit?

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Please.

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Especially for the kids.

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Yes, absolutely.

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Yeah, think about the kids. All right, thank you all. I do like your group chats on the weekend.

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Oh, thank you. Oh, thank you.

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You should come join us sometime.

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