NEW YORK, NY – AUG 2: A cat runs away from members of the security team and field during the eighth inning of a game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 2 2021 in New York. (Photo by Adam Hunger / Getty Images)
Monday night, the baseball world was mesmerized. Not on a successful business, not on a Shohei Ohtani, and not because of anything bad. Instead, it was because of a red cat.
The cat appeared late in the eighth inning when the Baltimore Orioles were absolutely spanking the New York Yankees at home. Obviously, the cat felt that the game needed a little distraction. And it worked.
And the cat has received more applause for his performance on the pitch than any of the players combined. The MVP chants also lasted for a few minutes.
Yankee Stadium fans chanted “MVP! MVP! »For the cat who has been on the field stopping playing for a good two minutes pic.twitter.com/edshio0XMa
There have been a few chat moments in the field in recent years. A few seasons ago, a gray cat ran onto the field at the Colorado Rockies game and befriended Los Angeles Dodgers star Cody Bellinger. Another time, Giancarlo Stanton found a cat and then watched it climb the outfield wall to escape.
We are told that cats are common in baseball fields and stadiums in order to keep the mouse population at bay.
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