Missing Massachusetts cat miraculously found underneath owners' new bathtub

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Missing Massachusetts cat miraculously found underneath owners’ new bathtub — after disappearing for 30 hours

By Ella Morrison Published June 30, 2026, 7:06 p.m. ET

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A beloved feline went missing for an excruciating 30 hours in Massachusetts, only to be found in the most unlikely of places — a hole underneath a newly installed bathtub in its owners’ bathroom.

The Kirby family was renovating a bathroom in their Needham home last week when their cat, Fluffy, suddenly vanished, NBC10 Boston reported.

Missing cat posters with a photo of a white fluffy cat. — The Kirby family’s beloved family pet, Fluffy, mysteriously went missing last week. NBC Boston

Assuming the snow white kitty had sneakily slipped out the front door while the construction was ongoing, the Kirby family began to fear for the worst after it failed to return home later that night.

Fluffy’s worried owners raced to Staples the following morning to print out missing cat posters and engaged a pet retrieval specialist equipped with a German shepherd to scour the Boston suburb for the cat.

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Treats were also left out to lure Fluffy home — but the search came up empty.

“I thought I was never going to see him again,” Melissa Kirby told the outlet.

Fluffy white cat with blue eyes lying on a patterned gray floor, peering out from underneath a newly installed bathtub. — Fluffy was miraculously found trapped in a hole beneath the bathtub. NBC Boston

Thirty hours after the puzzling disappearance, things took a bizarre turn.

“I was upstairs crying and I heard a little meow,” she said.

“I thought at that point I was hallucinating.”

Fluffy white cat looking up from a hole in the floor near plumbing pipes. — Fluffy’s owner, Melissa Kirby heard a “meow” upstairs and thought she was halluncinating. NBC Boston

Melissa was left stunned when she saw a “little paw sticking out a hole” in the bathroom floor where a new bathtub had been recently installed.

Her husband, Ed Kirby, frantically called an after-hours plumber, who asked if it was an emergency.

“Yes, this is an emergency. It’s not a leak,” he desperately recalled telling the plumber.

A fluffy white cat eating kibble that was placed into a small hole in the floor next to a white toilet. — The white kitty was safely rescued within an hour. NBC Boston

A fluffy white cat sitting on a hardwood floor next to a pink fluffy rug. — NBC Boston

“Our cat is trapped under our tub.”

Photos showed Fluffy peeking its little white head up from the hole it was stuck in.

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In under an hour, Fluffy was rescued from the hole, unharmed and unbothered, and reunited with his family.

While it was a miracle that Fluffy wasn’t hurt, the Kirby family said they won’t be taking any more chances on their little escape artist — and plan to install an AirTag tracker on him.

“If he ever gets out again or gets trapped under another appliance,” Melissa Kirby said, “we’ll be able to locate him.”

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MLB Home Run Derby 2026: Rays’ Junior Caminero joins the field

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This year's Home Run Derby will take place at Citizens Bank Park as part of MLB's All-Star week. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images

By Johnny Flores Jr.June 30, 2026 8:09 pm EDT Updated

Major League Baseball’s All-Star season is finally here, and the announcements are starting to pile up. After the first two starters for the American and National League teams were revealed last week — Ernie Clement and Shohei Ohtani, respectively — the first competitor for the Home Run Derby was announced on Tuesday: last year’s runner-up, Junior Caminero.

From now through Derby day, The Athletic will update this page with every announced competitor for this year’s competition, plus some need-to-knows, including the updated format and new streaming partner.

When is the Home Run Derby?

The 2026 Home Run Derby will take place on Monday, July 13 at 8 p.m. ET

Where is the Home Run Derby?

Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park will play host to All-Star week, including the Home Run Derby.

Where can I watch the Home Run Derby?

For the first time, Netflix will host the annual slugging competition. The streamer had rights to this year’s “Opening Night” between the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees, and it carried the World Baseball Classic tournament in Japan.

Has the format for the Home Run Derby changed?

Yes, this year’s Derby will look a lot different, and it’s not just because it’ll be on Netflix and not ESPN. This year, the Home Run Derby will ditch the time format that has been in place since 2015. Instead of timed rounds, each of the eight competitors will have a set number of swings: 20 in Round 1, 15 in Round 2 and 15 in the finals.

Each swing, regardless of whether it’s a home run or not, will count against that number. A player who homers on their final swing can continue hacking until he doesn’t get one.

The players with the top four home run totals will move on to the second round, where they will be seeded based on their numbers (No. 1 vs. No. 4, No. 2 vs. No. 3). That will determine the final round.

If there is a tie in the first round, then the longest home run between the two players will serve as the tiebreaker. In the next rounds, ties are broken by a three-swing swing-off.

In essence, the competition will look similar to the classic slugfests that made the Home Run Derby a must-watch event to begin with.

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Junior Caminero, 3B Tampa Bay Rays

Junior Caminero celebrates a home run. (Mike Carlson / Getty Images)

Age: 22
Bats: Right
Previous Home Run Derby experience: Runner-up in 2025, lost to Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh

Season stats: .292/.384/.548, 22 home runs, 154 wRC+

Batted ball data:

Average Exit Velo: 93.4 mph (95th percentile)
Barrel rate: 13.1 percent (83rd percentile)
Hard-hit rate: 52 percent (94th percentile)
Average bat speed: 80 mph (100th percentile)

*Stats through June 30

Longest home run of 2026: 463 feet

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