Seagull Causes Confusion As It's Hit By Ball During Minor League Game
POSTED: 7:08 pm EDT June 6, 2006
UPDATED: 7:32 pm EDT June 6, 2006
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- This game turns out to be strictly for the birds.
Specifically a seagull, which had the misfortune to fly into a Buffalo, New York, stadium, as the city's minor league baseball team was playing.
The bird flew between the mound and home plate as the visiting team's pitcher threw the ball. It hit the seagull, which fell to the ground.
The batter took a swing at the ball, but missed. The ball then got away from the catcher, and since it was a third strike, the batter ran to first, only to be thrown out.
Umpires had to take a moment to mull the whole thing over, and eventually ruled the play should've been stopped as soon as the bird was hit.
As for the seagull, a player carried it off the field, and it later flew away.