Fans at Yankee Stadium erupted in cheers and chants of 'MVP' after a cat interrupted the game and ran across the field eluding security

• A runaway cat was welcomed with a chorus of cheers from fans during the Yankees-Orioles game Monday.
• The elusive feline hopped atop fences, to which the crowd cheered "MVP."
• "Look at this thing go," Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown said. "It's faster than anybody on the Yankees."

Fans in the stands of Yankee Stadium erupted in cheers during the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles game on Monday - but not for a stolen base or a home run.

A runaway cat darted around the field Monday night, stalling the Yankees-Orioles game for nearly four minutes as the elusive feline evaded stadium security.

Fans sided with the acrobatic cat, rooting for the animal as it went from loitering in foul territory to jumping atop barriers and fences.

"We usually don't show when somebody gets loose on the field but this time we're making an exception," play-by-play announcer Michael Kay said on the Yankees broadcast.

Kay and Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown continued to narrate the debacle for those who did not have the fortune to witness it in-person or on-screen.

"Look at this thing go," Brown said during the broadcast. "It's faster than anybody on the Yankees."

Kay praised the cat's agility as it leaped onto the fences: "Nice. Good hops."

The cat eventually became surrounded by several people attempting to capture it to resume the game, to which the crowd began to boo. When the cat dashed through the legs of one man reaching for it, the crowd went wild, chanting "MVP."

But much to the crowd's disappointment, the cat ran through an open door on the third-base line, allowing the game to continue amid a roaring chorus of boos.

The Yankees lost to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-1.

Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins said he saw the cat "just chilling" earlier in the game, "so we let him be."

"Next thing I know, I heard all the fans cheering. I didn't know what was going on," Mullins said, according to MLB.com. "I didn't see the cat until he was out at the outfield wall. Then it was seeing seven grown men get their ankles broken by a cat. It was pretty funny to watch."