Male Cubs fan spotted on TV appearing to shove girl for home run ball in new Phillies Karen moment – ‘absolute clown’

A MALE Chicago Cubs fan was captured on live television seemingly shoving a girl for a home run. The Cubs fan has sparked controversy similar to last season’s Phillies Karen moment. A male Chicago Cubs fan was seen on live TV appearing to shove a woman for a Pete Crow-Armstrong home run ball in a Sunday game Credit: ESPN The man was wearing a Kenny Lofton jersey and appeared to push her aside in an attempt to retrieve the ball Credit: ESPN The Cubs hosted the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday at Wrigley Field when, during the bottom of the third inning, star Pete Crow-Armstrong crushed a two-run blast into the right-field stands. As the ball landed, several fans scrambled to get the ball. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! A fan posted a zoomed-in version of the broadcast cameras appearing to show a young woman bending down in her row to grab the ball. Then, a man wearing a Kenny Lofton jersey behind her sees the ball and appears to push her aside to retrieve it. The girl then fell back to the ground. The moment quickly went viral on X, with fans slamming the Cubs male fan. “I am absolutely appalled by this… absolute clown,” one wrote. “This guy should be banned permanently from all future Cub games,” another commented. Most read in Baseball “Putting your hands on a girl over a ball in the stands is peak loser behavior,” a third said. However, a longer clip of the sequence also went viral, with fans defending the male fan, arguing that the woman was the aggressor and that he was in his seat before she moved toward him and tried to grab the souvenir. “I want to see the full context. It appears she might have been putting hands on someone and he was removing her. Not sure where she was sitting but it didi look like she was in her seat,” one said. “Can we find about 10 seconds before this moment on film?” another wrote. MLB important dates THE 2026 Major League Baseball season is here as teams look to stop the Los Angeles Dodgers from completing a three-peat. Here are the season's important dates to know: March 25 – Opening Night Game on Netflix (Yankees vs. Giants at Oracle Park) March 26 – Traditional Opening Day April 25-26 – MLB World Tour in Mexico City (Diamondbacks vs. Padres at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Mexico City) May 15-17 – MLB Rivalry Weekend June 8-14 – Athletics host two series in Las Vegas July 13-14 – MLB Home Run Derby, All-Star Game in Philadelphia August 13 – MLB At Field of Dreams (Twins vs. Phillies on Netflix) August 23 – Little League Classic (Brewers vs. Braves) in Williamsport September 27 – Final day of the regular season September 29 – Postseason begins October 23 – World Series begins MLB new 3-year rights deals with ESPN, ABC, Netflix MLB has new national TV deals for 2026-28 with ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Netflix. Several elements of MLB's national broadcast rights will not change, including Fox, Warner Bros., and Apple Inc. deals for national coverage. NBC will return to regular broadcast MLB coverage for the first time in 25 years. And Netflix made yet another significant move into live event coverage. NBC: Sunday Night Baseball (moving from ESPN), Sunday Leadoff Games, whole Wild Card series, Labor Day primetime games and Opening Day primetime games Netflix: Opening Night exclusive game, T-Mobile Home Run Derby, MLB at Field of Dreams Game (Beginning 2026), World Baseball Classic in Japan ESPN: National midweek game package (30 games), secured the rights to sell and distribute MLB.TV into the ESPN app *If you click on a link below, we will earn affiliate revenue CLICK HERE to subscribe to Peacock CLICK HERE to subscribe to ESPN CLICK HERE to subscribe to MLB TV It’s not known who ended up with the home run ball. The Cubs went on to lose the game 11-4 and drop the series against its heated rival. They will now host the crosstown rival Chicago White Sox for a three-game series, beginning on Monday. Comment now