The result is not a jump scare so much as a bunny hop.

Ohtani did a little bunny hop onto home plate as fire ceremoniously shot out from the rocks in the outfield for home run No. 26.

He said he’s never seen a bunny hop a fence or leap into a tall potted plant for supper.

Chico sniffed it, and when Jenny raised her hand, he went up on his hind legs and started doing a bunny hop.

One child requested a robot feature that’s sure to be a design challenge—the ability to do a bunny hop.