A squirrel invades MLB game, jumps into outfielders glove and causes chaos in hilarious scene
Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" isn’t the only long journey people are talking about, as a squirrel caused chaos at Comerica Park on Monday night.During the bottom of the sixth inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ 8-5 win over the Detroit Tigers, a black squirrel got loose in the outfield.The squirrel raced up and down the warning track, and play continued for a full inning while the critter made its way around the ballpark. At one point, the squirrel wasn’t too far away from a dove that was sitting on the warning track, also taking in the game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWhile the black squirrel's journey across the field may not have been as arduous as Odysseus', it was certainly entertaining.During the top of the seventh inning, it made its way through the infield, but the game continued.
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Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" isn’t the only long journey people are talking about, as a squirrel caused chaos at Comerica Park on Monday night.During the bottom of the sixth inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ 8-5 win over the Detroit Tigers, a black squirrel got loose in the outfield.The squirrel raced up and down the warning track, and play continued for a full inning while the critter made its way around the ballpark. At one point, the squirrel wasn’t too far away from a dove that was sitting on the warning track, also taking in the game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWhile the black squirrel's journey across the field may not have been as arduous as Odysseus', it was certainly entertaining.During the top of the seventh inning, it made its way through the infield, but the game continued. The real fireworks began during the seventh-inning stretch as the grounds crew emerged to remove the squirrel.The squirrel was making its way toward the right-field corner, and a security guard opened up the outfield gate, but the squirrel did not go through. About 15 members of the Tigers’ grounds crew, along with Orioles outfielder Leody Taveras, then tried to pick the squirrel up, but it proved elusive.At one point, the squirrel’s shiftiness juked out one of the grounds crew so badly that it brought him to his knees.The squirrel was chased into Taveras’ glove, but as he tried to snatch up the animal, the squirrel vaulted out of his glove and went flying before regaining his balance and continuing to flummox the grounds crew with its dexterity.ATHLETICS' SHEA LANGELIERS, TOP MLB TRADE DEADLINE TARGET, COULD BE OUT FOR SEASON AFTER DEVASTATING INJURY"I just was trying to stop it.
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- Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" isn’t the only long journey people are talking about, as a squirrel caused chaos at Comerica Park on Monday night.During the bottom of the sixth inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ 8-5 win over the Detroit Tigers, a black squirrel got loose in the outfield.The squirrel raced up and down the warning track, and play continued for a full inning while the critter made its way around the ballpark. At one point, the squirrel wasn’t too far away from a dove that was sitting on the warning track, also taking in the game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWhile the black squirrel's journey across the field may not have been as arduous as Odysseus', it was certainly entertaining.During the top of the seventh inning, it made its way through the infield, but the game continued.
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