One night after a squirrel sent players and coaches in the Twins dugout jumping for cover, another squirrel – probably the same now-famous rodent – made a dazzling return during a big spot between the Twins and White Sox Tuesday night at Target Field.
With two on and two out and the scored tied 3-3 in the fifth inning, the crowd noise quickly ramped up as more and more fans saw the speedy squirrel sprinting through the outfield grass down the right-field line, then darting between Max Kepler’s legs as he took a lead off first base.
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THE SQUIRREL IS BACK!!! #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/XAp6hRkOxA
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) August 21, 2019
The squirrel prompted the umpire to stop the game for a moment, and then the Twins went nuts, scoring four runs with two outs to take a commanding 7-3 lead.
TC Bear is cool and all, but honestly, it’s time for the bear to go and get the squirrel into the mascot game.
Whichever Twins employee decided to put the Benny Hill theme music on when the squirrel reappeared deserves a raise
— Bring Me The Sports (@BMTNSports) August 21, 2019
