--- description: An adventurous cat found its way into the outfield during a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves. title: Watch This Playful Cat Venture On the Field at Baseball Game image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43e8ceefb32e39a3/6988c2787cdbacbfeed57da5/miami-marlins-rally-cat.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch an Adventurous Cat Bravely Venture Onto the Baseball Field During a Game  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 12, 2017 8:09 PM CUT  MIAMI, FL - APRIL 11: The national anthem is observed before the home opener between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves at Marlins Park on April 11, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) MIAMI, FL - APRIL 11: The national anthem is observed before the home opener between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves at Marlins Park on April 11, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)Mark Brown—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 12, 2017 8:09 PM CUT On Tuesday night, an [intrepid feline](http://time.com/4714823/cats-very-social-study/ "undefined") went where few cats have gone before: on the outfield of Marlins Park in Miami, while [a baseball game](http://time.com/4694985/umpire-banned-excerpt/ "undefined") was in full swing. The kitty promptly captured the hearts of [Marlins fans](http://ideas.time.com/2012/10/10/are-sports-fans-reallyout-of-control/ "undefined"), who didn’t seem to mind that the game needed a brief delay, as the small gray cat ran across the field, scaled the stadium wall, and eventually settled down on top of the Marlin Park Home Run sculpture. Marlins fans weren’t the only ones who were enamored with the cat — whoever was running the Marlins’ Twitter account promptly christened the feline as the team’s #rallycat, while the Marlins Park account live-tweeted its escapades. > [](https://twitter.com/Marlins/status/851975293124345856) > [](https://twitter.com/MarlinsPark/status/851976363393339393) > [](https://twitter.com/MarlinsPark/status/851978295545561088) In fact, the Marlins went so far as to solicit names for their new mascot. > [](https://twitter.com/Marlins/status/851968560448638977) Eventually, the cat left Marlins Park, but the Marlins would like it to know that it’s welcome back at any time. > [](https://twitter.com/Marlins/status/852002789991608320) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4736478/rally-cat-miami-marlins-baseball-game/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4736478/rally-cat-miami-marlins-baseball-game/"},"headline":"Watch an Adventurous Cat Bravely Venture Onto the Baseball Field During a Game","datePublished":"2017-04-12T20:09:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:42:44.831Z","description":"Meet the Miami Marlins' \"rally cat\"","url":"https://time.com/4736478/rally-cat-miami-marlins-baseball-game/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Sports topic","animals","viral","Baseball","MLB"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43e8ceefb32e39a3/6988c2787cdbacbfeed57da5/miami-marlins-rally-cat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43e8ceefb32e39a3/6988c2787cdbacbfeed57da5/miami-marlins-rally-cat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Atlanta Braves v Miami Marlins","caption":"Atlanta Braves v Miami Marlins","creditText":"Mark Brown—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4736478/rally-cat-miami-marlins-baseball-game/","name":"Watch an Adventurous Cat Bravely Venture Onto the Baseball Field During a Game"}}]}] ```