Marlins Streaker Evades Security And Gets Away As The Crowd Goes Wild

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The Philadelphia Phillies scored three runs in the top of the 9th on Tuesday to beat their NL East rival Miami Marlins 3-1.

Nick Castellanos hit a 2-run dinger in the 9th while Bryce Harper picked up a RBI for the 3rd run. The only other scoring in the game came when Miami put up 1 run in the bottom of the third.

On a night that will be mostly remembered for pitching, it was a Miami streaker who stormed the field and evaded security before jumping over the fence and making it off free into the night.

Video of the Miami streaker evading security and leaping over the wall *just in time* has gone viral. The crowd can be heard roaring as the streaker gets away:

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A report several hours later from Marlins beat writer Noah Berger claims the streaker was later apprehended by security but there is no footage of that so we’ll all keep on believing they got away into the night. At least until we see the streaker posting from Snapchat in handcuffs.

Interestingly, Ryan Conway of TheLibertyLine points out how this is the second time a streaker on the field immediately preceded a Phillies comeback win over the Marlins. The previous time was on May 18, 2021 when Philly scored 7 in the bottom of the 8th to beat Miami:

Marlins fans, if you’re reading this, stop going streaking when your team is beating the Phillies. There is a clear pattern emerging here.

Conversely, Phillies fans, if you’re reading this and your team is losing to Miami, well…