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Cat bravely interrupts baseball game and basically asks for a spot on the team

She's one of two cats this week to attempt to cross the feline barrier.
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Heather Dockray
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When will cats finally break the feline barrier in baseball and get to play ball?

On Thursday, one cat decided to take matters into its own paws and ran onto the field of a Nippon Professional Baseball game in Yokohama station, Japan. The cat ran around and irrationally chased after the air like a true professional, because that's just how cats get things done.

It's obviously a growing desire in the cat world as just two days before, a stray cat had "wandered" onto the field of a Miami Marlins game.

When will the world start seeing these cats for who we want them to be -- baseball players in training -- rather than who they technically are?

Just look at this grace.

If only we had this kind of courage/erratic behavior.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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