Raccoon causes trouble at Yankees’ spring training

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A member of the New York Yankees grounds crew attempts to remove a raccoon from the foul ball netting behind home plate at George M. Steinbrenner Field.This masked bandit risked his life trying to sneak a peek at the Yankees on Sunday, but don’t worry — he’s safe!

The raccoon scaled the backstop at the Bombers’ preseason home at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., and survived a frightening fall from the top of the barrier.

A stadium worker in a cherry picker tried to coax the critter into coming down, but the animal lost its grip and plummeted about 40 feet to the ground.

Luckily, the raccoon was able to just walk it off, scurrying down the right-field line and exiting the stadium.