Twins OF Max Kepler didn't even notice that a squirrel ran through his legs at first base

You gotta think that Major League Baseball players don’t think they’ll have a squirrel run through their legs while they’re taking a lead off first base in a major league stadium, but that’s exactly what happened to Minnesota Twins center fielder Max Kepler on Tuesday night.

And he didn’t even notice that it happened.

Kepler was taking his normal lead off the first base bag at Target Field in Minneapolis when all of a sudden a squirrel, who apparently made an appearance at Monday night’s game as well, bounded through his legs and carried on through the infield before the home umpire was able to call time:

We later got an update on that squirrel:

You go, squirrel.

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