Bee specialist who saved Arizona Diamondbacks game is getting a trading card
The bee specialist who saved the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game on Tuesday night is getting his own baseball card.
Topps announced that Matt Hilton signed a deal with the collectible trading card company after safely removing a swarm of bees above home plate at Chase Field before the DBacks' walk-off win against the Dodgers.
Hilton, who drove 45 minutes from his son's T-ball game in Surprise to remove the bees, has been the subject of social media adoration.
🐝 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: We’ve signed a deal with Matt Hilton (the Bee Specialist from last night’s game) and we’re making autograph cards from his all-time great performance. pic.twitter.com/uftVYAbjkw
— Topps (@Topps) May 1, 2024
The bee specialist was rewarded for his "all-time great performance" by throwing out the first pitch before the start of the delayed game and is now immortalized with a sports card.
One card, which can be purchased on the Topps website, can be purchased for $8.99. And if you're lucky, you may receive a card autographed by Hilton.
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Social media had a fun time after the announcement, including the Diamondbacks:
This might truly be the peak of society as we know it.
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) May 1, 2024
This is incredible.
— Jimmy Nova (@JimmyNova) May 1, 2024
On behalf of a 20 year pest control tech, could graduations man! That’s so cool
— Gabs Overdrive (@GabsOverdrive80) May 1, 2024
That’s America’s Bee Keeper right there. 🇺🇸
— Chris Guzman 🏆 (@christopherguz) May 1, 2024
Great week for pest techs 🍻
— Brown Wolverine🏆 (@BrownsWolverine) May 1, 2024
bee*
— Jerry the Bird (@jerrytheb1rd) May 1, 2024
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding this.
— R Miney ✨ (@raymondminey) May 1, 2024
Un-bee-lievable.
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