Above: A swarm of bees gathers on the net behind home plate, delaying the start of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Phoenix.
Below: A groundkeeper moves a lift past the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout as Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, right, cheers, preparing to remove the swarm of bees gathering on the net behind home plate, marking the start of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, is postponed, April 30, 2024, in Phoenix.
11:28 JST, May 1, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks are delayed.
The start of Tuesday night’s game at Chase Field was postponed after bees swarmed the top of the protective mesh directly behind home plate.
Bee swarms are common in the spring in Arizona and have caused numerous delays in spring training over the years.
Chase Field has a retractable roof but was open for Tuesday’s game.
No word on how grounds crews will move the bees, which are about 30 feet above the stadium floor.
Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani watches a swarm of bees gather on the net behind home plate, delaying the start of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Phoenix.
