Kids & Family
Meet The 14-Year-Old Who Caught Weston Wilson's First Career Home Run
"And the ball came and it hit off someone's shin I think, I don't even know, and it popped up and go right behind my back," she said.
August 11, 2023
HORSHAM, Pa. (CBS) -- Weston Wilson's first career home run in his first major league at bat during Wednesday night's Phillies game left his father holding back tears of joy.
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A 14-year-old girl at the game caught the ball and then returned it to Wilson.
The paid attendance for Wednesday night's epic Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park was 30,406, and CBS News Philadelphia spoke to the only person in the ballpark to catch the 28-year-old rookie's first big league home run ball.
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