Squirrel runs onto field, briefly delaying Red Sox

NEW YORK -- A squirrel ran onto the field during Friday night's game between the Yankees and the Red Sox and caused a brief delay.

The fast-moving mammal emerged from an area behind the plate in the fourth inning and stopped behind Boston rookie Jhostynxon Garcia 's left foot as the outfielder took a timeout and adjusted his batting gloves. The squirrel stopped for a second on the third-base foul line before heading to the front of the mound, where it briefly tried to dig a hole as Yankee ace Max Fried looked on.

After stopping on the mound, the squirrel sped towards first baseman Ben Rice , went past first base umpire Carlos Torres and down the right-field line.

Once play resumed, Fried walked Nixon by throwing a pitch to the backstop as the squirrel continued to attempt to f