Who Is The Phillies Karen? NJ Teacher Falsely Accused

PHILADELPHIA — The identity of "Phillies Karen" remains a mystery, and the hunt to out her led to a woman being falsely identified as the "Karen" in question.

For those who are unfamiliar, the situation played out at the Phillies-Marlins game Friday at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.

Phillies centerfielder Harrison Bader hit a bomb into the stands in the 4th inning, and it just so happened to land in the area of an enclave of Phils fans at the away game.

Several people rushed to the ball, but it was Drew Feltwell who came out with the ball. Feltwell went back to his seats, where he gave the ball to his young son, Lincoln.

After the boy got the ball, one of the fans who was scrambling to nab it approached Fetlwell, and Feltwell's reaction was pure surprise.

Watch it unfold here.

The fan, sporting a gray bob haircut and a Phillies jersey, reportedly told Fetlwell the ball was hers because it landed at her seat.

Feltwell told NBC10 he gave her the ball to defuse the situation. However, the Marlins and Phillies stepped up to give Lincoln an even better souvenir: a goodie bag of swag, a meeting with Bader himself, and a Bader-signed baseball bat.

But even before news broke of the good-will move by the teams, the internet was going after the woman they dubbed "Phillies Karen."

Unfortunately, internet witch hunts too often misidentify the culprits in the viral moment of the week. This led to "internet sleuths" to falsely claim the woman's identity, and also falsely claim she worked for a New Jersey school and was fired due to the incident.

The crusade led the woman to issue a statement. And the New Jersey school district also issued a statement after the online mob claimed the "Phillies Karen" worked there.

"Ok everyone." Richardson-Wagner posted on her Facebook page. "I'm NOT the crazy Philly Mom (but I sure would love to be as thin as she is and move as fast)... and I'm a Red Sox fan."

Richardson-Wagner has even changed her Facebook profile photo to feature her statement.

The Hammonton School District in Hammonton, New Jersey, said "the woman identified on social media as 'Phillies Karen' is not, and has never been an employee of the Hammonton Public Schools located in Hammonton, New Jersey."

"Social media and news reports indicating that she is, are incorrect," the statement reads. "Anyone who works for our school district, attended as a student or lives in our community would obviously have caught the ball bare-handed in the first place, avoiding this entire situation."

"Phillies Karen" remains unidentified.