A squirrel invades MLB game, jumps into outfielders glove and causes chaos in hilarious scene

Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" isn’t nan only agelong travel group are talking about, arsenic a squirrel caused chaos astatine Comerica Park connected Monday night.

During nan bottommost of nan sixth inning of nan Baltimore Orioles’ 8-5 triumph complete nan Detroit Tigers, a achromatic squirrel sewage loose successful nan outfield.

The squirrel raced up and down nan informing track, and play continued for a afloat inning while nan critter made its measurement astir nan ballpark. At 1 point, nan squirrel wasn’t excessively acold distant from a dove that was sitting connected nan informing track, besides taking successful nan game.

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The Detroit Tigers grounds unit tries to seizure a achromatic squirrel moving connected nan section during a crippled against nan Baltimore Orioles connected Friday, July 24, 2026, astatine Comerica Park successful Detroit, Mich. (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

While nan achromatic squirrel's travel crossed nan section whitethorn not person been arsenic arduous arsenic Odysseus', it was surely entertaining.

During nan apical of nan seventh inning, it made its measurement done nan infield, but nan crippled continued. The existent fireworks began during nan seventh-inning agelong arsenic nan grounds unit emerged to region nan squirrel.

The squirrel was making its measurement toward nan right-field corner, and a information defender opened up nan outfield gate, but nan squirrel did not spell through. About 15 members of nan Tigers’ grounds crew, on pinch Orioles outfielder Leody Taveras, past tried to prime nan squirrel up, but it proved elusive.

At 1 point, nan squirrel’s shiftiness juked retired 1 of nan grounds unit truthful severely that it brought him to his knees.

The squirrel was chased into Taveras’ glove, but arsenic he tried to snatch up nan animal, nan squirrel vaulted retired of his mitt and went flying earlier regaining his equilibrium and continuing to flummox nan grounds unit pinch its dexterity.

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A squirrel runs connected nan section during nan seventh inning of nan crippled betwixt nan Detroit Tigers and nan Baltimore Orioles astatine Comerica Park successful Detroit, Mich., connected July 27, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)

"I conscionable was trying to extremity it. When it sewage into my glove, I don’t want to compression it, truthful I was conscionable trying to bring it up. I wasn’t trying to do that. But they sewage it out," Taveras said, via MLB.com. "I dream it’s good."

After escaping Taveras’ glove, it seemed arsenic if nan squirrel was yet trapped successful nan right-field corner, but it was capable to dodge nan towels nan grounds unit threw astatine it and support moving.

At 1 point, 1 personnel of nan grounds unit was capable to drawback nan squirrel for a moment, but it erstwhile again collapsed free. The squirrel dodged 2 attempts from nan grounds unit to smother it pinch a towel earlier yet being caught nether a 3rd towel.

The grounds unit personnel past picked up nan squirrel, which was nether a towel, and was booed disconnected nan section by a vociferous Tigers’ crowd.

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Comerica Park grounds unit effort to seizure a squirrel during nan seventh inning of a shot crippled betwixt nan Detroit Tigers and nan Baltimore Orioles connected Monday, July 27, 2026, successful Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti added immoderate thrilling commentary arsenic nan segment unfolded.

"The pursuit for nan squirrel is on, and nan squirrel is successful nan area and nan squirrel is still eluding an full horde of grounds unit members! And nan squirrel is free erstwhile again, hemmed in? No! I won’t beryllium hemmed in, I person state connected my mind! Trying to spell betwixt nan legs and yet gets distant again! And hops done nan towel! And hops done different towel! The forcefield is activated, towels can’t extremity him, aliases possibly they can," Benetti said arsenic nan squirrel was yet caught.

After nan squirrel was caught, home sheet umpire Bill Miller gave a shoutout to nan grounds unit for their efforts.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'd for illustration to convey nan grounds crew. Let's springiness them a information of applause. The Detroit Tigers grounds crew, convey you," Miller said, via MLB.com.

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A squirrel runs connected nan section during nan seventh inning of nan crippled betwixt nan Detroit Tigers and nan Baltimore Orioles astatine Comerica Park successful Detroit, Mich., connected July 27, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)

Orioles head Craig Albernaz aptly described nan full business arsenic "nuts."

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"The full squirrel point was nuts," Albernaz said, via MLB.com. "I mean, astatine 1 point, I thought he was going to spell into nan batter’s box, spot what was going on. He had a awesome position of nan game. I deliberation Bill Miller, nan home-plate umpire, really stole nan show pinch getting everyone retired there, and past I had nary thought Leody tried to glove-flip it aliases drawback it successful correct field. I didn’t spot that video until aft nan game. Nice job, Leody."

The Orioles (52-55) will dream location aren’t immoderate different squirrels moving astir Comerica Park erstwhile they return connected nan Tigers (50-57) successful nan mediate crippled of a three-game bid Tuesday astatine 6:40 p.m. ET.

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