Cheryl Richardson-Wagner Speaks Out After Phillies Home Run Ball Backlash

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Who is Cheryl Richardson-Wagner?
Chronology of the Viral 'Phillies Karen' Incident
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Liputan6.com, Jakarta An incident at a Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins on September 6, 2025, quickly went viral. A woman was accused of grabbing a home run ball from a young child, and the video spread fast on social media. Many people online reacted with anger and called her “Phillies Karen,” a nickname often used for women seen as rude or aggressive.

In the rush to find out who the woman was, the name Cheryl Richardson-Wagner suddenly came up. She was wrongly identified as the person in the video, leading to a flood of rumors and false claims. Because of this mistake, Richardson-Wagner faced heavy online backlash for something she did not do.

Make Her Famous: Full blown Karen claims the ball is hers, after a Dad finally gets a home run ball for his Phillies fan son on his birthday, and demands the ball be given to her! The dad, after the Karen went all out bitch mode, gave her the ball. Would you have done the same? pic.twitter.com/DklPMe3Mag
— John Cremeans (@JohnCremeansX) September 6, 2025

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Who is Cheryl Richardson-Wagner?

Cheryl Richardson-Wagner became viral online after people wrongly identified her as “Phillies Karen.” Her name spread quickly because many thought she was the woman involved in the home run ball incident at LoanDepot Park.

Richardson-Wagner quickly denied the claims. On her Facebook page, she wrote: “Okay everyone… I am NOT the crazy Philly Mom (but I sure wish I were as thin and fast as her)… and I am a Red Sox fan.” This shows she is not the woman in the video and even supports a different baseball team.

She also replied to a friend who said she was too kind to be the woman in the viral clip. Richardson-Wagner shared her frustration, writing: “It seems I’m trending on Twitter. I wonder if I’ll get an apology from all these people when the real culprit is found?”

Even though she has denied the claims, some unverified posts online still say she is a 67-year-old nurse from Moorestown, New Jersey, with links to social services and the Democratic Party. However, none of this information has been confirmed by trusted sources.

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Chronology of the Viral 'Phillies Karen' Incident

The nickname “Phillies Karen” started after a video went viral on Friday, September 6, 2025. The clip showed a woman from the Philadelphia Phillies confronting a father and his young son over a home run ball.

The incident happened during a Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park in Miami. In the video, the father first picked up the home run ball and gave it to his son. Then, a woman walked up to them and argued, with many people saying she acted too aggressively toward the child.

To avoid more conflict, the father eventually handed the ball to the woman. The video spread quickly across social media, with people calling her “Phillies Karen” and trying to figure out who she was.

But the rush to identify her led to a big mistake. Social media users began sharing names without proof, and one of the names was Cheryl Richardson-Wagner. Because of this, she unfairly faced heavy criticism for something she didn’t do.