A Baseball Fan Is Searching for Her Wedding Ring After It Flew Off While Cheering on the Philadelphia Phillies

Samantha Rossano wanted to treat her mom, Mary, to an early Mother's Day gift, so she took her to the Philadelphia Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday, May, 5. Unfortunately, the excitement of the day was short-lived. According to CBS News, Mary got to feet her to cheer on outfielder Bryce Harper, who hit a three-run homer during the game against the San Francisco Giants, but when she sat back down, she made a shocking discovery: Her wedding ring, which she's worn every single day for 27 years, was missing.

The mother-daughter duo searched for the ring in their section and asked Guest Services for support in the event that the ring was found later, but they've continued to come up dry. As a last-ditch effort, Rossano took to the Philadelphia Phillies Fan Group on Facebook and posted a message asking for help.

"Me and my mom are at the game tonight section 139 as she was cheering for the Philadelphia Phillies her wedding band must have flew off her finger," Rossano wrote. "She is really upset, this has been her wedding band for 27 years and matches my dads. Here is a picture of my dad's ring, her ring looks just like this one. Praying we can find it for her, if anyone finds this please reach out to me. I did report this to guest services, Thank you all so much!"

The wedding ring, a slim gold band with a twisted design and "diamonds cut into it," has yet to turn up, though fellow Phillies fans have been doing their part to help recover the lost bauble. After the game, a large group stayed to help the pair search. "They were really, really great. They helped, they stayed. Like she said, everybody was helpful even the ushers, everybody just helped. It was like one big crew of us just trying to dig through everything we can," Rossano said. Even those not present at the game that day have helped out—the Facebook post has been shared more than 1,000 times, and fans have left heartfelt messages of support, have offered to email the stadium's main office, and even offered to have friends sitting in the section look at the next game.

"To somebody else, it's just a piece of metal, to me, it's more," Mary told CBS News. The pair are still hopeful that the ring will turn up, and they're attending tonight's game in hopes that they can unearth it in the stands.