Overview
- Police said MLB umpire Brock Ballou was punched in the head during a struggle on Walnut Street on Thursday after a thief grabbed his phone, then fled without it.
- Detectives believe the same suspect had minutes earlier stolen items from a 7-Eleven on Chestnut Street and punched a worker.
- The department released surveillance video that shows a suspect who appears to be a teenager and asked the public to contact the Central Detective Division with tips.
- Ballou’s injuries were described as not serious, and he returned to umpire the next two games of the Phillies–Diamondbacks series.
- No arrest has been announced, and MLB had not issued a public comment in the reports.