In the middle of a scoreless fourth inning, a squirrel sprinted onto the field at Yankee Stadium. It darted from behind home plate, surprising Boston rookie Jhostynxon Garcia at the batter’s box. The crowd roared as the critter zipped to the pitcher’s mound,

A squirrel ran onto the field at Yankee Stadium and caused a brief delay during the game between New York and Boston.

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