"I'm actually already really tired of the whole thing and would prefer to just walk away," the fan said. "People just keep sending me articles with all kinds of different conflicting information. I'm really not looking for anything at all."
The fan said he also was not looking when Morgan made the alleged throw after completing his warm-up tosses during the middle of the eighth inning of Washington's 8-1 Aug. 21 win over the Phillies.
"I still have a slight lump and some mild pain," he said. "I got hit in the left temple. . . . My head was turned, watching the outfield screen. I never saw it coming. . . . There was no play going on, and it was between innings, so it's not something I really expected. I had no idea what had happened and was pretty dazed afterward."
In addition to the seven-game suspension, Morgan also was fined an undisclosed amount. He immediately appealed his suspension and has continued to play for the Nationals.
A baseball source said Morgan was suspended based on numerous complaints from fans attending the game and reports from security in attendance. The Phillies said no criminal charges were filed against Morgan.
The fan said he was seated nine rows back of the left-center field wall at Citizens Bank during the game, and he confirmed that several fans were harassing Morgan.
"Absolutely," the fan said. "There were one or two guys in section 148 that were riding him pretty hard for a couple innings. Mostly they seemed to be heckling him about the way he wore his uniform. He was the only player on the field who was wearing his [uniform] old-style with the full stockings. They were screaming at him about looking like a jockey. . . . Stuff like that. There were some inferences that suggested his pose was a little less than masculine. I didn't hear any of what he said back to the heckler, and I started to tune the whole thing out after a while."
The fan said an usher spoke to the hecklers and told them to "tone it down."
