A black bear sighting inside of a minor league baseball stadium

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It is not every day that a black bear enters a minor league baseball stadium that was empty at the time of his visit and then leave after a few minutes to return to its home. Yesterday during the daytime hours a male black bear came out of the visitors dugout at McCormick Field in Asheville Tennessee which is the home of the Asheville Tourists which is a minor league baseball team who is the farm team of the Houston Astros. The bear entered the stadium by entering through behind the outfield wall and went through the home bullpen section which connects to the baseball diamond even though Hannah Martin who is the assistant general manager of the team admits she cannot prove it beyond reasonable doubt. The bear walked around behind home plate before walking into the visitors dugout and through the ramp into the clubhouse where the players have their dressing rooms. The bear then walked away from the stadium by the wooded area behind the Wicked Weed Brewing Pavilion. Thank goodness no one was harmed in the incident in Tennessee yesterday.