{"id":750330,"date":"2026-07-08T10:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/750330\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:50:09","slug":"baby-raccoons-steal-show-during-dodgers-loss-to-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/750330\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby raccoons steal show during Dodgers&#8217; loss to Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a few magical moments on <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium<\/a>, the biggest stars on the field weren\u2019t wearing uniforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were two adorable fluffy little baby raccoons.<\/p>\n<p>Television cameras caught the unexpected pair of four-legged visitors hiding along the outfield wall on the warning track. Within seconds the video went viral and social media suddenly had a new obsession.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clips of the adorable duo spread across TikTok, Instagram and X faster than a Shohei Ohtani homer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry guys, we just wanted to see Ohtani,\u201d one fan joked on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs that Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy?\u201d wrote another user.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re so cute. I hope their mom comes back for them,\u201d wrote another.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps the sweetest comment was when one fan wrote: \u201cSomeone send them to me. I\u2019ll adopt them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39919931\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/los-angeles-dodgers-shohei-ohtani-133697613.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani heads to first base as Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen and catcher Braxton Fulford watch.\" class=\"wp-image-39919931\"  \/>Shohei Ohtani belts a solo homer off  Michael Lorenzen for the 300th homer of his career in the Dodgers\u2019 4-3 loss to the Rockies on July 7, 2026 in Los Angeles. AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill<\/p>\n<p>As for the game itself, the Colorado Rockies erased a 3-1 deficit in the top of the eighth inning with a three-run rally off a couple of Dodgers errors. <\/p>\n<p>The Rockies <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/08\/sports\/dodgers-defense-wastes-shohei-ohtanis-300th-home-run-in-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">went on to win the game 4-3.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lost in the defeat was another historic night for Ohtani, who hit his 300th home run in the first-inning. 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