After a nest of bees postponed the start to Tuesday night’s Arizona Diamondbacks video game versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, beekeeper Matt Hilton of Blue Sky Pest Control swarmed to the rescue.
Hilton security eliminated the bees to transfer them to a much safer location so the video game might get underway, which was a relief to both groups and all the fans at Chase Field.
The method Hilton tackled eliminating the bees from the protective netting behind home base was definitely remarkable and involved spraying the bees with something before drawing them into a vacuum.
Seriously, you’ve got to see how he did this. It’s a must-watch.
To be the very best, you need to finest the bees. pic.twitter.com/f2huVcpS0A
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As an actually cool gesture of appreciation, the Diamondbacks let Hilton throw away the very first pitch for the video game. Similar to the bee elimination, he did not dissatisfy.
The @Dbacks rewarded beekeeper Matt Hilton with a ritualistic very first pitch!
He is pure electrical power. pic.twitter.com/We6hMwOgBJ
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Is Beekeeper Matt Hilton the very first guy to get a conserve BEFORE the video game begins? pic.twitter.com/uCRJadnsBT
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Amusing enough, Hilton stated he was at his child’s tee ballgame when he got the call to action.
Matt Hilton was at his boy’s tee ballgame when he got hired to work to eliminate some bees.
Simply hours later on he was a viral experience and threw away a ritualistic very first pitch at the @Dbacks video game. pic.twitter.com/uTsmL8KAt4
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While we’re sure it was frustrating for the video game to be postponed by a nest of bees, Hilton showed that any person can … bee … a hero when hired.