THOUSANDS of Tartan Army members took over a baseball game in Florida last night, where their celebrations inadvertently held up play after a traffic cone briefly stole the spotlight.
Florida’s Miami Marlins hosted Scotland's supporters at their game against the Texas Rangers on Monday night after offering a “Tartan Army ticket package” following the scenes at the Boston Red Sox’s games last week.
Thousands of Scots marched through the streets of Miami in a homage to the city’s baseball team before the match, where fans donned their signature kilts, Scotland jerseys, and cone hats while chanting about their team.
At the stadium, the Tartan Army were in full party spirits as locals greeted them.
Scotland fans could be seen on social media and during the game singing chants about “super” John McGinn and Steve Clarke while also joining in karaoke.
However, the party antics from the Scotland fans briefly brought play at LoanDepot Park to a halt on two occasions after objects found their way onto the pitch, including a traffic cone.
“We’ve got a traffic cone hat,” one of the commentators could be heard saying.
He added: “Oh no, a traffic cone itself. How in the world did that get there?”
The two commentators then burst into laughter after the camera cut to a large orange traffic cone on the field.
One of the commentators then asked: “Did somebody bring in a whole traffic cone?
“I swear they looked like felt hats earlier.”
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Another commentator added: “They did have felt hats, but now we have a heavy plastic cone.”
One of the Miami Marlins players could then be seen lifting the cone and removing it from the field while also laughing a little.
Play was also interrupted after an inflatable beach ball made its way onto the field.
The two commentators laughed again after stating: “We’ve got a ball loose in the outfield.”
The crowd then erupted into cheering after one of the players proceeded to “spike” the beach ball back into the stands, but missed.
“He’s trying to hit it back in there,” the commentators joked before adding: "That’s why it is tough to hit homers, because the wind must blow in."
The ball then came back down onto the pitch before a player rolled it off the field, much to the commentator's enjoyment.
Meanwhile, with the arid Miami weather, some Scots opted for the signature “taps aff” look.
The Leitch family was one of hundreds of families from Scotland to take part in the march.
Dad Alan Leitch said: “We wanted to be part of this. We nearly missed it.
“This was all very last-minute for us, Linn was going to work and she phoned me to say, ‘we’re going to the States, our flight leaves in three and a half hours'.”
Linn Leitch said: “The atmosphere here is absolutely amazing, just electric.
“I’ve seen so many Scottish people here, and it’s so far away, it’s just incredible.”
The Marlins put on their best performance against the Texas Rangers, but were ultimately beaten 4-3.
The Scots were well-received by the US nationals at the game, who joined in with the Scotland chants and Scottish songs.
Flags from all over the country could be seen, including saltires with various towns and cities emblazoned on them.
Following the march and subsequent game, 26-year-old David Chalmers, of Edinburgh, said: “The march was amazing, but it was really hot!”
Fifty-four-year-old Paul Hefferman, who is from Scotland but now lives in Louisiana, added: “The march was awesome, but it was hot. I’m acclimated to it now!”
Chalmers joked: “I am definitely not acclimated!”
Legions of Scots then left the stadium, with the singing and laughter heard several streets away.
