Same Squirrel?

Comerica Park is home for the Detroit Tigers and apparently some squirrels!

The other night against Boston a squirrel made it's way onto the playing field in the second inning before being chased by stadium personal into the bushes in center field (see video ). From there it chilled out and watched at least a portion of the game.

I was at Comerica Park on May 16th for the Tigers/Oakland game. I like to get there a little early to watch batting practice and hopefully catch a homerun ball. Yes, I'm still a kid that way.

For most of the pregame I was entertained, by not the batting practice, but a fury little squirrel running around the bullpen trying to find a place to go. After about ten minutes of running back and forth along the top of the bullpen between both teams it made it's way onto the field before disappearing into the Tigers dugout. The little guy wasn't seen from the remainder of the game.

Was this the same squirrel? A family member? Or just a squirrel trying to find it's nut?

I'm not sure if squirrels like watching baseball so I'll assume the abundance of peanuts on the ground is the draw.

See Comerica Park was built below the main street surface. You can actually see the game in progress from outside the stadium. I'm guessing the city squirrels from the nearby parks think they've hit the jackpot, in terms of food, and have no problem entering the ballpark without a ticket.

I've read that city squirrels have learned to coexist with people and are pretty smart (for the most part) critters. For them it's all about survival and food is the way to go!

I'm not sure how they can be stopped or if it's even considered a problem. For me in the meantime it's a nice little break in the action watching grown men chase a little squirrel off the field.