Yankees and Purple Sox video games are identified to get wild — simply not like this.
A squirrel ran onto the sphere throughout Friday night time’s sport at Yankee Stadium, briefly interrupting play in a viral second that delighted the Bronx crowd.
Within the prime of the fourth, the rogue rodent bumped into Purple Sox rookie Jhostynxon Garcia within the batter’s field, then veered onto the mound as Yankees starter Max Fried stoically toed the rubber.
Fried stared however didn’t flinch because the squirrel got here inside ft of him.
The squirrel then inspected Fried’s foot gap on the mound earlier than darting towards Ben Rice at first base. Rice, too, was initially statue-esque, however he in the end jumped away because the squirrel grew close to.
Play resumed as soon as the squirrel ventured into foul territory, and the animal continued to run alongside the wall behind first base as Garcia drew a stroll and Jarren Duran grounded out to Fried.
The squirrel tried a number of instances to climb into the stands, nevertheless it misplaced its grip and fell again to the sphere on every event.
It then sprinted into proper area, coming near Cody Bellinger, earlier than Ceddanne Rafaela grounded out to finish the inning.
Between half-innings, the squirrel ran alongside the warning monitor earlier than disappearing into the signage on the fitting area wall.
Initially Revealed: August 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM EDT
