"As caught on the game broadcast, the ball bounces away from two fans, one of them a nondescript guy, the other a woman in a Phillies jersey with a distinctive short white-on-black hairstyle. A row or two down, a middle-aged guy picks up the ball, carries it half a row away, and hands it to a kid in his party."
"The 'Karen' portion of 'Phillies Karen' feels a bit dated as an insult in the current political environment, but the negative and aesthetic connotations of the name persevere. If you are going to pick a derogatory insult for a white woman with a prominent haircut haranguing a kid and his dad (also wearing Phillies gear) for a dropped home run ball, why not go with Karen? The television commentator was quick to find the nickname himself as the moment replayed: 'A little Karen action.'"
On Sept. 5, facing the Miami Marlins, Harrison Bader hit a deep home run that landed in the stands. The ball bounced away from two fans; a middle-aged man retrieved it and handed it to a child in his party. A woman in a Phillies jersey with a short white-on-black hairstyle returned, grabbed the man, and loudly accused him of taking the ball from her before the man took the ball from the child and handed it to her. Commentators labeled her behavior 'Karen.' The child later received a signed bat and additional team merchandise as consolation.
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