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Snake on the field causes delay during minor-league game
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Snake on the field causes delay during minor-league game

Published May. 8, 2017 2:23 p.m. ET

A snake slithered its way on to the field during Sunday's Triple-A meeting between the Reno Aces and Sacramento River Cats, resulting in a bizarre, yet comical game delay.

The unwanted visitor was discovered in the third inning, when Aces shortstop Jack Reinheimer noticed the snake near second base and brought it to the umpire's attention.

https://twitter.com/Aces/status/861322151550255104

The grounds crew was called on to the field -- while Whitesnake played on the PA system -- and promptly scooped up the scaly pest, which turned out to be an innocent garden snake.



Reinheimer said he wasn't sure what to do when he spotted the snake, so he consulted the first-base umpire.

"I don't know if we're supposed to try and pick it up and get it off the field," Reinheimer told MiLB.com, "But I'm not laying out for a ball if it's right there."

The River Cats' social media account sarcastically cried foul on the incident, insinuating that the snake was used as a scare tactic by the Aces, who happen to be the minor-league affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

https://twitter.com/RiverCats/status/861326422756818944

The Aces wound up coming back from a four-run deficit, scoring five runs in the eighth to go on and win the game, 6-5. Looks like the minor-leagues just found its first rally snake.

 

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