Pirates players help out grounds crew after tarp engulfs worker

Several Pirates players helped the grounds crew lay down tarp during a rain delay in heavy winds.

Things went awry during a rain delay at PNC Park on Tuesday, causing several Pittsburgh Pirates players to come to the aid of the grounds crew.

The grounds crew was attempting to place the tarp on the infield when a huge gust of wind swept the tarp away. 

One worker in particular got swallowed up by the tarp as it caved in on itself, which is when multiple players, including Andrew McCutchen and Sean Rodriguez, raced from the edge of the field to help rescue the worker. Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazettereports that the worker is “sore and weary, but O.K.”

Once the tarp was under control, the players then helped the grounds crew spread it out over the infield and put it down.

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. @Pirates OFs @TheCUTCH22 and @SeanJRodriguez1 help with the rain tarp duringa storm tonite @ PNC Park. #TribBUCN pic.twitter.com/YrEjWNn2Sx

— Christopher Horner (@Hornerfoto1) July 8, 2015

. @Pirates reliever @locatejared helps hold down the rain tarp during a storm tonite @ PNC Park. #TribBUCN pic.twitter.com/KRGLwVeMJg

— Christopher Horner (@Hornerfoto1) July 8, 2015

PNC Park grounds crew employee Jeff Miller gets caught up in the tarp during a delay in the @Pirates game. #TribBUCN pic.twitter.com/NeDquPDNa0

— Christopher Horner (@Hornerfoto1) July 8, 2015

McCutchen, Rodriguez, Polanco rush to aid grounds crew as one of them gets snared in wind-swept tarp. #Pirates #MLB

— Tom Singer (@Tom_Singer) July 7, 2015

All hands on deck at PNC as the players help put the tarp down. We're in a delay. Stay tuned#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/eDlP4c4e4W

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 7, 2015

- Molly Geary