Bees swarm on the home plate net delaying the start of the game between the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on April 30, 2024. Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK ...

PHOENIX — A swarm of bees created quite a baseball buzzkill in the desert — and gave Arizona Diamondbacks fans a new hero. The start of Tuesday night’s game between the Diamondbacks and Los ...

Arizona beekeeper Matt Hilton got to throw out the first pitch at the Diamondbacks' game Tuesday after saving the day from a massive bee swarm that formed on the net over home plate.

A Tuesday night matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks got some added buzz when a swarm of bees formed atop the netting right behind home plate at Chase Field and delayed ...

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) — A swarm of bees at Chase Field forced a delay at the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles game on Tuesday. The bees gathered on the foul net behind home plate.

First pitch was scheduled for 6:40 p.m. local time and the game finally began at 8:35 p.m. Hilton got an added bonus while making a stadium call: The Diamondbacks had him throw out the first pitch.