Parakeet gets bird’s-eye view of Mets game

Yoenis Cespedes had a feathered friend stop by for his fourth-inning at-bat at Citi Field Wednesday night, when a bird perched itself on the backstop netting.

Yoenis Cespedes had a feathered friend stop by for his fourth-inning at-bat at Citi Field Wednesday night, when a bird perched itself on the backstop netting.

Cespedes was wearing a bright yellow arm sleeve to match the team’s new avian fan, which he later told reporters hoped make him look like the bird.

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Yoenis Cespedes said he wore his yellow armband because "I knew there was a bird on the field and I wanted to look like the bird." #Mets

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 13, 2015

The brightly colored bird must have brought some good luck from wherever it flew in from, as Cespedes hit his first home run as a Met on Wednesday to help the team to a 3–0 victory over the Rockies.

Thanks to a bit of parakeet power, @ynscspds hit his first @Mets homer: http://t.co/nke53AXZzv pic.twitter.com/qXyF6IwN4C

— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 13, 2015