Citi Field racoon reaches through hole in stands to grab food during game

Watch Raccoon Grab Fan's Hot Dog, Peanut Shells from Hole at Mets' Citi Field on Video

A few fans in attendance at Citi Field for a recent New York Mets game had some unexpected company.

Citi Field racoon reaches through hole in stands to grab food during game

What would you do if you saw a paw reach out from underneath you at a baseball game?

Pretty Sure the Citi Field Raccoon Was a Rat

This video is making the rounds. I don’t like it: WATCH: A raccoon was recorded sticking its little hand through a hole at Citi Field to grab peanuts and peanut shells pic.twitter.com/33YftzgzaB— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 20, 2026 Everyone’s saying this is a raccoon hand. I guess that makes sense. It feels better to live in that assumption. Everyone likes raccoons. I like them. I wouldn’t call them a gross animal by any means. But when …

Mystery Animal Grabs Snacks Around Fans' Feet at Mets Stadium

Stock image by Sean_Warren/Getty Images Imagine watching a Mets baseball game at Citi Field in New York, when, suddenly, a black, clawed paw sticks up out of a small hole in the ground and grabs at some discarded snacks. That’s what happened to a group of baseball fans, and someone caught it on video. The footage shows what appears to be a raccoon’s paw sticking up through the hole as it tries to get peanut shells discarded around fans’ feet. M…

The Mets Finally Found A Fan Enjoying Their Season — Unfortunately, It’s A Raccoon

Raccoon at a Mets game. (Images via X) A raccoon stole the spotlight at Citi Field. The animal reached through a hole in the concrete to grab peanuts from the stands. Video of the moment spread quickly across social media. Barstool Sports shared the clip with a sharp caption. “This raccoon is the only one to find enjoyment at a Mets game all season,” the account posted. The New York Mets sit near the bottom of the NL East with a 58-70 record. Hi…

Raccoon Living Beneath Citi Field Stands Goes Viral Stealing Peanut Shells & Hot Dogs From Mets Fans

This new trash removal system that Citi Field installed for fans in the stands really works… but it looks a whole lot like a hungry, wild raccoon. Baseball’s regular season is slowly but surely coming to a close. There’s a little over a month of baseball left before the post-season starts up in late September and October (nothing like some high stakes October baseball), and a number of teams are currently fighting to make it to the post-season a…