CINCINNATI — Wet weather threatened to delay the first two games of the series between the Giants and Reds in Cincinnati this weekend, but both games started on time.
The sun was shining and the skies were clear for Monday’s series finale, but the game was delayed anyway. That’s because a large amount of bees appeared near home plate just prior to the 12:35 EST start of Monday’s game, preventing both teams from taking the field.
Monday’s delay lasted 18 minutes as the bees ultimately departed the area and the game began at 12:53 p.m.
The bee delay was not the first in Cincinnati and it was not the first bee delay involving the San Francisco Giants, either.