Dad in ‘Phillies Karen’ Saga Begs Online Sleuths to Stop Trying to Uncover Her Identity

The father involved in the infamous “Phillies Karen” moment wants internet users to stop trying to find the identity of the woman who confronted him.

Last week, the man — later identified as Drew Feltwell — was at a Philadelphia Phillies game with his 10-year-old son. After catching a home run ball, Feltwell walked back over to the his seat where his son was waiting. Suddenly, a woman aggressively approached him and badgered him into giving her the ball. She was roundly booed by the people in their section, and videos of the incident went viral online. As a result, she was dubbed “Phillies Karen.”

In an interview published Tuesday by USA Today, Feltwell pleaded for people to simply leave her alone:

Philadelphia Phillies fan Drew Feltwell expressed concern that the uproar over a woman who demanded a home run ball that Feltwell had just given to his 10-year-old son could go too far.

He said scores of people have said they will get the ball back from the angry, unidentified woman.

“Please don’t do anything to that lady,” Feltwell told USA TODAY Sports on Sept. 8. “Leave it alone. You know, somebody knows her and can talk to her, that’s different. But God, I don’t want people breaking in their house and stuff like that. The internet already messed her up pretty good.”

The story almost certainly gained even more traction when the hosts of The View returned from their summer break Monday and discussed it at length.