{"id":1667,"date":"2026-07-08T13:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:18:21","slug":"baby-raccoons-steal-show-during-dodgers-loss-to-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1667","title":{"rendered":"Baby raccoons steal show during Dodgers&#8217; loss to Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>For a few magical moments on <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\">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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\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<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\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. 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Terrill<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/\">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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