Play is temporarily stopped after a unmanned aerial vehicle drone is spotted entering the ballpark during the fourth inning in the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Pirates-Twins game briefly delayed by drone

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Aug 4, 2020 5:04 PM ET

Those of you who had "MLB game delayed by drone flight" on your 2020 bingo cards may now mark that box.

In a season already unlike any other due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tuesday's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins was temporarily paused in the top of the fifth inning after Minnesota players exited the field due to a drone flying over Target Field.

save your artsy drone footage of Minneapolis for after the game, please.#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/EAYUjjqv5s
— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) August 4, 2020

As noted by Do-Hyoung Park of the official MLB website, the delay didn't last for long.

Apparently, we're calling it a nine-minute drone delay at Target Field.

I'm not sure anything can surprise me anymore.
— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) August 4, 2020

The Twins led 5-1 at the time of the stoppage and then added two runs in the bottom of the frame.

It appears Pittsburgh's Dovydas Neverauskas needs better aim as it concerns hitting aerial targets.

I think someone in the Pirates bullpen just tried throwing a baseball at the drone?
— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) August 4, 2020

Apparently Dovydas Neverauskas?
— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) August 4, 2020

You may make your Trevor Bauer jokes whenever you're ready.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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