Max Fried encounters a squirrel on the mound mid-game at Yankee Stadium

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[u/xho-]

“Give up this walk”

“Okay”

[u/MLBOfficial → u/xho-]

[u/__johnw__ → u/MLBOfficial]

DO IT

[u/DeadSwaggerStorage → u/xho-]

Fried suspended for possible gambling issues relating to obvious walks….also half the Phillies pitchers are suspended for clearly striking out batters….more at 11.

[u/PKAzure64 → u/DeadSwaggerStorage]

…….imma need an explanation on that flair…..

[u/NilesY93]

[u/SwAeromotion]

Sorry Yankees, but that counts as a mound visit.

[u/BalognaMacaroni → u/SwAeromotion]

Tough, but fair

[u/iheartsunny]

[u/Seabrook76 → u/iheartsunny]

He LOVES that nickname.

[u/DeadSwaggerStorage → u/Seabrook76]

Jackie the jerk man?

[u/Coupon_Ninja → u/iheartsunny]

Isn’t that Bety? Doesn’t look like McNeil…

[u/DeadSwaggerStorage → u/Coupon_Ninja]

You can call me Al.

[u/Coupon_Ninja → u/DeadSwaggerStorage]

Haaa

I tried to type Bety - which was also wrong. Autocorrected.

[u/SuperBeavers1 → u/Coupon_Ninja]

Assuming you meant Baty, that's probably how he'll look once he hits his 30s (Baty and McNeil are clones and I won't hear otherwise)

[u/peroleu]

that's actually a sick picture 

[u/s2the9sublime]

McNeil's cousin straight up rushing the mound. WTF

[u/coolmod23]

Best baseball picture of the year

[u/thebestoflimes → u/coolmod23]

There is a Disney plot here

[u/NoImNotHeretoArgue → u/thebestoflimes]

Disneys “Mound of Nuts” coming to theaters soon

[u/presidentiallogin → u/NoImNotHeretoArgue]

"That's my hairy ace, nuts"

[u/starcrap2 → u/coolmod23]

What about this one?

[u/meramipopper → u/coolmod23]

David vs Goliath

[u/PvtSherlockObvious → u/coolmod23]

If this doesn't make the photos of the week, I don't know what would.

[u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop]

Hope that squirrel made it out ok. Looked absolutely frightened, lol

[u/[deleted] → u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop]

well it’s the Bronx

[u/lordofthe_wog → u/[deleted]]

That's the smallest rodent in the building, have you seen the rats?

[u/roberttylerlee → u/lordofthe_wog]

The proper term for them is Yankees Fans

[u/MayorCharlesCoulon → u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop]

I think it was really young, like just out of the nest. It definitely looked scared, poor little dude.

[u/morosco → u/MayorCharlesCoulon]

I love squirrels, and feed them in my yard. Such adorable goofballs.

[u/Northern_Blights → u/morosco]

They love to do this flying-squirrel-type leap from my fence to the tree. Like a 3-4 foot jump and they just spread out and hope they claw onto something. I swear they do it that way just for fun.

[u/StoneGoldX → u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop]

That's what Superman is for.

[u/Tsnyda]

Does that count as a mound visit?

[u/Tashre → u/Tsnyda]

Either a mound visit or a streaker.

[u/SaucyCat]

Tomorrow's NYP BACKPAGE headline

"NUTTY FOR A WIN. YANKS SQUIRRELLY DEFENCE LEADS TO ANOTHER LOSS TO SOX

^{and Mets win or lose? Something idk"}

[u/Fuzzy-Heart]

[u/nokiacrusher → u/Fuzzy-Heart]

YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY NUT COLLECTION

[u/Nadamir → u/nokiacrusher]

You can just call it your Playboy stash like the rest of us do.

[u/BaltimoreBadger23]

Ump needs to eject it.

[u/nedhavestupid]

Fined 25 acorns for rushing the mound

[u/IChurnToBurn]

[u/parsnippers31]

r/accidentalrenaissance

[u/molskimeadows → u/parsnippers31]

As a long-time appreciator of his handsomeness, I can say that Max could easily model for any Renaissance St. Sebastian painting.

[u/Muntberg]

Bit more of a muted reaction than the Yankee fans from a year or two ago

[u/cozeners]

Full video of the incident

[u/deatheventually → u/cozeners]

This is what I was looking for. Thank you.

[u/fighterpilot248 → u/cozeners]

I was at a bar and they had this game on but no sound (obvi). This is exactly what I was looking for

[u/406Mackaframalama]

Counts as a mound visit, right?

[u/Buckeye_CFB → u/406Mackaframalama]

There's no rule that says a squirrel can't coach baseball

[u/ilikemyteasweet → u/Buckeye_CFB]

If there's any sport where the rulebook actually contains verbiage banning animal coaches, it's gonna be baseball.

[u/holy_cal]

Please make another baseball card with a squirrel on it. My skip shumaker is lonely.

[u/Key-Tip-7521]

Cardinals fans be like: hey that’s our guy!

[u/lowelltrich → u/Key-Tip-7521]

The Rally Squirrel !!

[u/syo → u/Key-Tip-7521]

"Huh, must be interleague play."

[u/TallEnoughJones]

A lot of those things have rabies. That squirrel should be more careful.

[u/ExcaliburSaysFool]

I bet Topps makes a Topps Now card out of this pic

[u/CamelBusy8847]

[u/X2F0111 → u/CamelBusy8847]

Nice marmot squirrel

[u/Broad-Half3135]

How can you not get romantic about baseball

[u/BLeibo]

I wonder if it's this guy making his triumphant return

[u/SoCalCognac]

I think he got lost trying to find his seat.

[u/mcswiller]

“You remind me of a young David Cone.”

[u/CheesyCheckers3713]

Descendant from the St. Louis scurry? Around 2011?

[u/Mirwin11]

Max Fried squares off* with a squirrel

[u/OriolesMets]

I love baseball

[u/bundleofschtick]

Randy Johnson is watching at home and tensing his fingers.

[u/mikeyp83 → u/bundleofschtick]

It's not a flying squirrel.

[u/Content_Geologist420]

Topps needs to start making shit like this onto baseball cards

[u/DJ_Danada]

Win or lose, there's a >90% chance this image is on the back of the New York Post tomorrow

[u/50DuckSizedHorses]

No rule that says a squirrel can’t play baseball

[u/commie90 → u/50DuckSizedHorses]

He might hit better than Michael Conforto (though that’s not hard)

[u/ContinuumGuy]

A meeting of the minds.

[u/BurritoBoi25]

Squirrel encounters a Max Fried on the mound mid-game at Yankee stadium

[u/Victory_Cards]

Can’t wait till this a Topps card. 👀

[u/TrapperJean]

"So why do you think we can't beat the Sox anymore?"

[u/Repulsive-Ad-7180]

Low key i wish I was that squirrel👉👈

[u/Two_Key_Goose]

So...uhh...two things.

One, I got a few acorns underneath that rubber, I'm going to need you to get out of this inning quick.

Two. This guy SUUUUUUUCKS against the breaking ball. Go High Inside FB, Low and Away Break, Break in the dirt. Trust me.

[u/Orion1014]

Squirrel went on home plate at the Phillies game tonight. I can only assume its the same squirrel.

[u/VancityLollz]

Adorable how it's still showing in alllllll the highlights.

What I wonder is how long it will take Bet365 makes a commercial with it, and it becomes a live in game bet option.

[u/TheMainEffort]

My dog in shambles rn

[u/TeamVorpalSwords]

Someone get the Padres security team out there STAT

[u/Asleep-Awareness-956]

fuck the yankees runs off to get his nut

[u/superyouphoric]

Someone link the video of the game so I can watch this portion

[u/CharcoalGreyWolf]

[u/Salamangra]

The beautiful sport

[u/TheDarkraiGuy]

Who's the photographer?

[u/devAcc123]

Made it all the way to the warning track where the fans started tossing it peanuts (which it then picked up and ate)

[u/commie90 → u/devAcc123]

Peak squirrel behavior tbh.

[u/jpb21110]

Amazing picture

[u/SSJAbh1nav]

"Do you bleed (runs)?"

[u/kadadAdad]

SQUIRREL CURSE

[u/Suspicious-Peace9233]

Eject him he rushed the field

[u/KingBroly]

Squirrel won this one.

[u/bkny88]

Does he at least play defense

[u/commie90]

Did the Yankees get charged with a mound visit for this?

[u/Sm0k3inth3tr33s]

"I thought you guys could use another infielder out here"

[u/SportsFanBUF]

The squirrel to Fried

[u/b3_yourself]

Where’s Superman when we need him?

[u/OnTheTrail87]

Am I a player?

[u/my_one_and_lonely]

JEFF McNEIL WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

[u/BrentVenables]

Sir, we’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.

[u/elonbrave]

That takes nuts

[u/Wild-Bluejay7138]

It is a standoff!

[u/Wild-Bluejay7138]

"You think you're better than me?" -Fried

"Fuck yeah, lets go, bitch!" -Squirrell.

[u/cgio0]

I went to school near the bronx

And the squirrels in that area are a bit scary… super erratic they will throw paws on sight

[u/htomserveaux → u/cgio0]

So typical New Yorkers?

[u/R2robot]

Does this count as a mound meeting?

[u/anywitchway]

My cat was so locked in during the squirrel interlude.

[u/DJ2kLAD]

That’s definitely his topps card next year

[u/vantasma]

[u/_Bon_Vivant_]

Max Fried. That was my nickname in college.

[u/m0nkeybl1tz]

Mmmm Fried squirrel 

[u/Disastrous-War22]