TORONTO – The Cleveland Indians fireworks guy has one job to do and he blew it on live television.
During Tuesday night’s game at Progressive Field, a Cleveland Indians employee set off a fireworks display after Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Rios hit a solo homerun.
Problem is — fireworks are usually launched over the field for homers hit by the home team Indians.
TV cameras caught the fireworks technician with his hands clutching his head after his quick-trigger mistake, which prompted a chorus of boos from the small crowd.
“It was nice,” Rios joked about the unexpected explosion. “It’s the first time that’s happened to me in a road game. When I heard all the screams, it crossed my mind that they somehow called it foul. It shook me a little bit. It caught me off-guard. When I was rounding second, I heard people screaming and that’s when I thought something happened, but it’s all good.”
Mistakes happen and the Cleveland ball club was quick to point that out.
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