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Squirrel Briefly Interrupts Yankees–Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, Runs by Max Fried

The fourth-inning cameo drew cheers from a sellout crowd before the animal vanished into right-field signage and play quickly resumed.

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Aug 22, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; A squirrel appears on the pitcher’s mound during the fourth inning between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images
Yankees' Max Fried bounced back on Friday, but it was not enough as they fell to the Red Sox.

Overview

  • The intruder emerged from behind the plate, paused behind Boston rookie Jhostynxon Garcia’s foot, then darted onto the mound within feet of Yankees starter Max Fried.
  • Umpires and players waited as the squirrel moved into foul territory, ran along the warning track, and disappeared into the right-field wall signage.
  • The delay lasted roughly a minute, generated viral clips, and delighted a crowd reported at about 46,064 with no injuries reported.
  • Max Fried threw six scoreless innings in a pitchers’ duel, but the Yankees fell to the Red Sox 1-0 after a seventh-inning run off the bullpen.
  • The moment fits a pattern of Yankee Stadium wildlife cameos, following a red‑tailed hawk in 2019, a cat in 2021, and a squirrel interruption in 2023.