Twins game gets delayed when a drone flies over the stadium, a breakdown

Aug 5, 2020 575.5K views 3:19

MLB Minnesota Twins 2020

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In the fifth inning of a game between the Minnesota Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates, Twins starting pitcher José Berríos is delivering an impressive performance, holding a 5-1 lead. However, the game is suddenly delayed when a drone is spotted flying over the stadium. Umpire John Tumpane pauses the game, unsure of how to handle the situation. Twins bench coach Mike Bell and Pirates bench coach Don Kelly take the opportunity to catch up, discussing family and the state of the Pirates' bullpen. Meanwhile, the Twins' mascot points in the direction of the drone, but it's unclear if he fully understands the gravity of the situation. Event security personnel arrive on the field, acknowledging that they have never been trained on how to respond to a drone intrusion. They attempt to communicate with the drone operator, but the drone continues to hover overhead. In a lighthearted moment, Twins reliever Cody Stashak tries to knock the drone out of the sky with a few pitches, to no avail. Eventually, the drone departs and play resumes. Berríos struggles to regain his rhythm, walking the next batter. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli speaks with the umpires, who explain that they were unsure of the appropriate protocol during the drone incident. "We didn't know what was going on," Tumpane says. "But the drone left, so we're going to resume play." The game continues, with the Twins holding onto their lead despite the unexpected drone delay. This marks the first-ever drone delay in Major League Baseball history, adding an unusual chapter to the ongoing narrative of the 2022 season. "We've had bees, we've had squirrels and now we've got drones," Baldelli says with a chuckle. "It's been an eventful year, that's for sure.".

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in the twins pirates game this one's

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first off we're in the fifth inning

barrios is on the mound he's looking

good he's got nasty stuff for some

reason this umpire just accidentally

didn't call that pitcher strike

not sure what was going on in his brain

but you know we'll overcome it nothing

weird is going to happen a lot of weird

stuff's going to happen we're going to

eight minute delay because of a drone

but rios he gets this out right there

bam

nice and easy the twins are up five to

one john ryan murphy

used to go by jr now goes by john ryan

he grounds out but oh wait

there's something in the sky and it's a

drone

someone just you know couldn't go and

watch the game in the stands so they got

their drone out the um say everyone get

off the field

we may be under attack here no idea

what's going on drones just hovering

checking out the view having a blast the

mascot pointing in the wrong direction

not sure if he knows what's going on or

not

not sure why he's there why make a man

dress up as a mascot

with no fans okay a little hand washing

time never a bad time to wash your hands

now

event security comes on and says yeah

there's a drone in the sky says you guys

see it in the sky up there says yeah

so here's the deal i'm event security

i've never once been prepped

on what to do if a drone yeah up there

if the drone is in the sky

so if you're looking to get answers out

of me

just know i'm about to make some stuff

up i'm says all right

now sheltie he used to be the bench

coach for rocco

last year now they're just catching up

how's the wife how's the kids how you

doing you like pittsburgh he says yeah

it's all right we're not that good

the bullpen we got the lithuanian in the

pen first lithuanian baseball player

ever he's just chucking balls at the

drone

a little cueto hesitation knock it out

of the sky drones like all right

i'll get out of here we'll just go

higher that's something we can do

try and throw it up here punk can't do

that much cooler view

and then he flies away and that's kind

of how this was handled so we had a

drone delay

buxton celebrates him leaving okay back

to baseball

he's out of here we've had bees delayed

we had a squirrel on the field in

minnesota last year

you know we've had a lot of delays this

is the first ever drone delay it's

exciting times umpire comes over to

rocco he says yeah so the drone was up

in this air

we didn't know what was going on we

didn't know who was flying it and you

know it left though so we're going to

resume play rock was like dude i watched

the whole thing

i was here anyway

barrios comes back on the bump in the

zone interrupted

now he falls behind he walks the next

batter is it the curse of the drone

uh oh a lot of people were worried in

minnesota

oh no the curse of the drone may be real

things are getting out of hand uh-oh

and then bell just pops out in the curse

of the drone you know it was fun while

it lasted everyone was getting really

into it now you know it's just kind of a

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the twins are averaging three runs in

the first two innings of every game so

just go look at the one through six in

the twins lineup

grab the guy that's the best value and

then win

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