A swarm of bees created quite a baseball buzzkill in the desert
— and gave Arizona Diamondbacks fans a new hero. The start of Tuesday night's game between the Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers was delayed nearly two hours after a bee colony swarmed the top of the protective netting behind home plate. Matt Hilton turned into the star of the night for removing the bees, earning a brief slice of stardom and the nod to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
He lives in Surprise, nearly 45 minutes from downtown Phoenix, so he quickly grabbed his beekeeping gear and hit the road. “There was zero traffic, thankfully,” Hilton said. At the stadium, the fans started getting antsy — bee-sy? — while waiting for a beekeeper to arrive, cheering as a grounds crew member wheeled a scissor lift onto the field and positioned it just below the bees.
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