On Wednesday, we brought you the hilarious and inspiring story of what happened at the Tuesday game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The Major League Baseball contest, which was played at Chase Field in Phoenix, was delayed for around two hours due to a swarm of bees that had made themselves at home on the netting behind home plate. Videos showed fans were safely seated far away from the buzzing activity, with players aimlessly shuffling around wondering when they would be able to get things cranked up.
Called to the scene was Blue Sky Pest Control branch manager Matt Hilton, who had been at his son’s last T-ball game of the season when he got the urgent request to do his thing. Hilton was warmly treated to a hero’s welcome by fans in attendance and the players as well, with “MVP” chants being heard in the crowd, and the DJ playing hero- and manly-man-themed tunes along the way. Hilton even had some fun with it at times by stirring up the crowd a bit with some arm and hand gestures.
For saving the day (and the bees, who I should note were not killed), Hilton was awarded the thrill of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. Afterward, an entire press conference was held – with the pest control specialist being the guest of honor. Radio interviews, too, soon followed, as people wanted to learn more about the “bee guy.”
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The update to this story just makes it so much better, though. Hilton now has his very own trading card thanks to Topps:
Just amazing stuff:
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