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  • Bee Game: Dodgers and Diamondbacks delayed due to bee swarm

    By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — A swarm of bees created quite a baseball buzzkill in the desert. The start of Tuesday night’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks was delayed nearly two hours after a bee colony swarmed the top of the protective netting directly behind home plate.

  • Bee-ware! Swarm of bees causes delay at Diamondbacks-Dodgers game

    The Arizona Diamondbacks game was delayed because of an invasion of bees that formed a hive in the netting behind home plate.The game was halted during the first inning after the bees became so disruptive that players could not stay in the area near home plate without fighting off the attacks.Fans in the front rows were also evacuated because of the swarm.A man in a full beekeeper outfit was brought out on an accordion platform and appeared to be working on fumigating the hive that...

  • Dodgers, Diamondbacks game delayed by bees

    PHOENIX -- There was quite a buzz just before the D-backs-Dodgers game was supposed to start at Chase Field on Tuesday night, delaying first pitch. It wasn’t coming from the crowd, but rather a swarm of bees that congregated on the top of the protective netting behind home plate.