Back in 1990, spectators who were watching the televised baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland A’s were shocked by what they saw on the screen.

But it wasn’t because anyone was hitting a home run – it’s because there was a cat who was running across the field.

Until the terrified feline fled into the dugout, players waited to resume game play.

Feeling sorry for the poor animal, the A’s manager, Tony La Russa, and his wife Elaine took the cat home and tried to find it a suitable adoption source.

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