A member of the Cincinnati Reds’ outfield team wasn’t as quick as he should have been during a weather delay Monday night at the Great American Ballpark.
The rain began to fall in the eighth inning of a 2-2 tie between the San Francisco Giants and the Reds, and maintenance crews were instructed to remove the tarp.
A member of the maintenance team slipped and was swallowed by the huge tarp as the rest of the team continued to pull it onto the dirt inside the field.
Great American Ballpark has a history with so-called “canvas monsters.” Two years ago, a tarp wreaked havoc when a handyman briefly went missing at the start of a weather delay in Cincinnati.
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Outfield team members unfurl the tarp during a game delay between the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on July 17, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
“Did we talk too soon?” asked a Bally Sports announcer.
“Mayday! He got eaten by the canvas…they didn’t even stop, there’s no pause,” another announcer noted hilariously.
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Monday night’s game was the first of a four-game Reds-Giants series. After a nearly two-hour delay, play was called off and rescheduled to resume on Tuesday.
The maintenance crew member finally escaped the clutches of the tarpaulin.
“Oh my gosh, and we finally got that guy out too…finally,” a member of the broadcast team noted.
“It’s okay. It’s a bit dirty,” said another announcer.
A view of the canvas on the field during a weather delay in a game between the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on July 17, 2023 in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
The Reds’ maintenance crew also needed extra help securing the tarp to the ground amid some treacherous winds.
Reds president of ballpark operations Sean Brown did his best to lend a hand to the outfield team by lying on the field and clinging to the canvas for dear life.
The outfield team pulls the canvas onto the field during a weather delay during a game between the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on July 17, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
“And now, oh, the wind is catching the canvas,” the play-by-play announcer said during the broadcast.
“They haven’t got him pinned yet. One of the ground crew was almost lifted into the air. He just did a ‘stop, drop and roll’ to try to pin him to the ground with his body.”
The Giants had runners on second and third with one out and third baseman JD Davis coming to the plate before the canvas was brought out.
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The Reds and Giants are scheduled to play at 7:10 p.m. ET on the Tuesday after resumed play concludes.
Anthony DeSclafani starts for San Francisco against the Reds’ Luke Weaver for the second game of the day.
