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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police in Philadelphia are investigating an incident in which a beer bottle was reportedly thrown near Phillies player Ryan Howard during Saturday’s game.
A police spokesman said the bottle landed near Howard, who was heading back to the dugout at Citizens Bank Park.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Howard alerted a security guard, who picked up the bottle. Howard called the action tasteless.
He said “I’ve done too much in this town to have that kind of stuff. If you want to yell out ‘You suck,’ that’s whatever. But when you start throwing stuff, that’s when stuff gets personal.”
Howard, who hasn’t started the last five games, was used as a pinch hitter with two outs in the ninth inning. He grounded out to the pitcher to end the game.