A squirrel may have stolen the spotlight from the Yankees’ 6-5 comeback win over the Orioles in 10 innings on Tuesday night at the Stadium.
TV cameras caught a squirrel scurrying along part of the Yankees wall, giving jump scares to fans along the way before jumping off the perch, flying through the air onto the field.
“Look at the faces on the fans,” YES’ Michael Kay said.
A squirrel runs on the field during the third inning of the Yankees-Orioles game. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post“He sticks the landing much better than we would, I’ll tell you that,” said broadcast partner Paul O’Neill, who gave viewers confirmation that the squirrel was not hurt following the daring jump.
The squirrel and these Yankees fans most likely didn’t expect to go viral, but the video tweeted out by YES Network already has over 25 thousand views as of the bottom of the seventh inning of the game.
Tuesday night’s game is the first of three between the two teams, and it was the Yankees’ fifth consecutive victory.
A squirrel runs on the field behind third baseman DJ LeMahieu during the third inning of the Yankees-Orioles game. Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostThe Orioles, who fell to 31-17, are in second in the AL East, trailing behind the Rays by three games. The Yankees, who improved to 30-20, are five games back and in third place.
