Seagull With Hot Dog Becomes Instant Baseball Icon at Chicago Cubs Game

Take me out to the ballgame.

A seagull eats a hot dog at Wrigley Field. / Griffin Quinn/Getty Images

Anything can happen in baseball. On Easter Sunday, one of those things did.

As the Chicago Cubs hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field, a seagull hit the jackpot, grabbing itself a full hot dog as it cruised across the stadium.

Getty photographer Griffin Quinn also hit the jackpot, as he captured a brilliant image of the bird, with the dog, in flight.

This Chicago seagull just created a BEAUTIFUL moment in baseball 🥹

(📸 Griffin Quinn/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/M80IF37fWj

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 21, 2025

Baseball fans on social media had fun with the bizarre moment.

Local Bird tries the 9/9/9 challenge at a Cubs game @n8_loz https://t.co/iXG00Sj602

— Matt (@WizardOfLoz) April 21, 2025

I regret to inform everyone the seagull told me he puts ketchup on hot dogs and has now been canceled by the hot dog weirdos. https://t.co/uA6OOJGl5g

— jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) April 21, 2025

https://t.co/ZogKnWTXtm pic.twitter.com/8mVX2O4shd

— Molly (@FSUmollz) April 21, 2025

Go birds https://t.co/1LRqg5q3hn

— Ed Rose (@ESRosebud) April 21, 2025

Oh to be a Chicago Seagull gliding across the outfield with hot dog in my beak https://t.co/AEbZkIHDgF

— Jake Roskam (@jroskam10) April 21, 2025

Nothing better than enjoying a hot dog at Wrigley Field, even if you are a seagull. https://t.co/KBGZtAEbcp

— James Knudson (@JamesKnudsonII) April 21, 2025

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

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