A goose caused a game delay and a bit of a stir when it landed in the middle of a Maryland minor league baseball team's field.
The Daily Times of Salisbury reported Sunday that the wayward bird landed in center field during a Delmarva Shorebirds game the night before, prompting the team's first-ever "goose delay."
A video broadcast of the game showed the goose lying motionless in the grass until a nearby outfielder threw a ball to another player, causing the bird to take flight. The outfielder recoiled and the goose took off but hit a fence.
The Shorebirds' groundskeeper scooped up the bird, which appeared to be suffering from an injury, and carried it off the field.
The team's general manager said the goose was taken to an animal shelter in Clayton, Delaware, to be treated.
