Baseball fans were treated to a surprise Wednesday night as they watched the MLB playoff match between the San Diego Padres (left) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (right). The eighth inning of Game 2 in the National League Divisional Series was the highlight. A goose made its way onto the fieldat Dodgers Stadium and would not leave. Both teams played on but the Padres changed pitchers, and the grounds crew at Dodger Stadium worked hard to get the goose off of the field.
The Los Angeles Audubon Society identified this goose.as a Greater White-Fronted Goose, a species that travels through Los Angeles on its way south. These birds can be found west of Mississippi River. They migrate in the night.Audubon.com.
“That was pretty gnarly,” Padres infielder Manny Machado said, Per USA Today. “Just didn’t want to hurt him. I think he was hurt when he landed so I didn’t like seeing that, but I guess it was good luck for us.”The Padres won the game, 5-3, to tie the series at 1-1. Here are some reactions of fans to the MLB playoff goose.
How does the ground crew decide who has to take care of wild animals that have wandered onto the field? Does spring training talk about it? There’s 100 ways that could go and 99 of them are painful or embarrassing. I’m gonna need a raise if that’s me
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 13, 2022
One person replied: “Hello, please manage a wild animal before 50,000 people. You are not an expert. Which animal? idk guess.'”
