Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer, you may recall, has a drone. He built it himself and spent some time flying it around the Indians’ spring training facility last year, which resulted in Major League Baseball grounding it.
Bauer was flying the drone recently and got it stuck in a tree. He had some trouble getting it down, as he captured in a series of tweets:
Sooooo...suggestions on getting your drone out of a tree? It's stuck in the branches about 60 feet up at the top of a large tree
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
To compound the problem, my backup drone that I brought on the trip is experiencing technical difficulties and is out of commission.
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
Attempt one failed. In search of a water balloon launcher now.
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
Appreciate all the suggestions. The tree is in a public park though so fire and chainsaws aren't going to cut it. Pun intended
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
Have called about 10 tree services. No one will answer. Still have not been able to retrieve my poor little friend
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
Per a follower's suggestion, I will give free tickets to Tuesday's or Wednesday's game against the royals if you can recover my drone
— Trevor Bauer (トレバー・バウアー) (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
The Indians opened up a three-game series in Kansas City against the Royals on Monday night.
When he hasn’t been flying drones, Bauer has been solid on the mound for the Indians. Initially relegated to bullpen duty, the right-hander has been terrific in his return to the rotation. Overall, he has a 3.36 ERA with a 97/38 K/BB ratio in 107 innings.