MEANWHILE, in Miami:

[Blue_Tires]

Link to tweet

[WePurrsevere]

1. Aww... that poor handsome baby. He was absolutely terrified by all the noise.

From here:
http://www.eonline.com/news/843070/baseball-cat-is-the-miami-marlins-new-unofficial-mascot-and-hero

Dubbing it #RallyCat, the official Twitter account for the Marlins announced it shut down its home run sculpture for the rest of the game to protect the cat. The account later revealed the feline had been briefly rescued only to run away again "into the night."

Hopefully he's home or at least somewhere safe and sound where he can calm down. <3

[NightWatcher]

3. I thought his name was Don Catingly but I voted for JT Realmeowto

I was watching the game, as I watch them all if possible. The cat was ok but they suspended the homerun statue had a Marlin hit another homer so that it wouldn't freak out the cat

[WePurrsevere]

4. Wow... that's some statue! It's wonderful that they stopped it...

it would have definitely freaked the young cat out even more than he was.

Those names would be very appropriate but I suspect he may steer clear of the stadium for a bit although it could be his home and food source if he's a true stray.

[Blue_Tires]

6. Yeah, you can tell that cat was highly stressed

I don't think I've ever seen cats pant before...

[yellowdogintexas]

7. we had one which would pant if she got over heated

which I think may have been the case here.

Scared, exhausted, overheated. Needed a drink and somewhere that felt safe.

Too bad he/she did not get up near the fans, he would have been hot dogged into oblivion and curled up for a nap. I suspect the cat has found a hidey hole somewhere in the ballpark area.

Beautiful cat!!!

[WePurrsevere]

9. I have a few times. I used to work for Veterinarians and...

volunteered for a cat rescue org. They will sometimes pant when scared out of their minds, in a lot of pain and/or over heated from high temps or heavy play.

[hibbing]

2. What a pretty cat n/t

[Blue_Tires]

5. And the happy ending!

Link to tweet

[yellowdogintexas]

8. we fed a feral momcat on our patio who would not eat until we turned our backs

Once we acted as if we would step towards the door, she would start crunching away.

We have 2 of her Formerly Feral Feline babies in the house now. They are great kitties!

[WePurrsevere]

10. Thanks for the update. This definitely brightened my day.

I hope the new owners have a lot of patience. If so he looks young enough to eventually be won over even if a true feral.