Baby Raccoon Wanders Into Mets Weight Room, Is Promptly Released by Team
By Kyle Koster
The New York Mets have moved a young prospect before the trade deadline. And that prospect is a baby racoon.
Terry Collins says there's a raccoon loose in the clubhouse weight room. #mets
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinMedia) July 26, 2015
Bobby Parnell says the raccoon -- a baby -- ran into a cage and has been apprehended.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinMedia) July 26, 2015
If you’re wondering where they got a cage on such short notice, you’re not alone.
Despite possessing dexterous front paws and a fierce game face, the raccoon apparently didn’t fit into the Mets’ plans for the future.
Breaking: raccoon in mets weight room has been captured and released into the wild, mets announce
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 26, 2015
It doesn’t seem like the Mets are in the position of turning away potential good luck charms. Did they learn nothing from the Cardinals’ rally squirrel?
Image via USA Today Sports
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