‘It’s Like a Nuclear Bomb Drill!’ Swarm of Bees Levels Players at MLB Spring Training Game
Heyyyy batter, batter … bees?
Thursday’s pre-season game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies was interrupted by a massive swarm of buzzing bees that brought the game to a halt.
It was San Diego’s final game of Spring Training, top of the ninth with a 10-4 score, when the insects attacked the diamond.
Padres pitcher Clayton Richard said: “You get away from them. Get on the other side of the dugout. I don’t want to be anywhere near that.”
Players were even forced to lay down on the ground to avoid getting stung, and the swarm caused a brief delay in the game.
bees invaded the Rockies/Padres game today (via @TheBlogfines) http://pic.twitter.com/VdROpq6IFn
— MLB Statistics (@MLBRandomStats) March 30, 2017
#Rockies manager Bud Black on the swarm of bees on the field at Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday. http://pic.twitter.com/u0hUlotkRS
— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) March 30, 2017
Bee delays are not uncommon during Spring Training and especially at the Peoria Sports Complex in Arizona, where the game took place, according to Cut4.
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Rockies manager Bud Black even recalled a time when there was a 30-minute delay in a game.
“Beekeeper had to come down on left field corner!” Black told the website.
from PEOPLE.com
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