Reds grounds crew member gets gobbled up by 'tarp monster' during weather delay

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

One member of the Cincinnati Reds' grounds crew was not as fast as he needed to be during Monday night's weather delay at Great American Ballpark.

Rain began to fall in the eighth inning of a 2-2 tie between the San Francisco Giants and the Reds, and the grounds crew was instructed to bring out the tarp. 

A grounds crew member slipped and was swallowed by the massive tarp as the rest of the crew kept pulling it over the infield dirt.

Great American Ballpark has a history with so-called "tarp monsters." Two years ago, a tarp wreaked havoc when a grounds crew member briefly disappeared at the onset of a weather delay in Cincinnati.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Members of the grounds crew roll out the tarp during a delay of a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park July 17, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

"Did we speak too soon?" a Bally Sports broadcaster asked. 

"Mayday! He got eaten by the tarp … they're not even stopping, no pause," another broadcaster hilariously noted.

REDS CALL UP TOP PROSPECT CHRISTIAN ENCARNACION-STRAND AMID RECENT OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES

Monday night's game was the first of a four game Reds-Giants series. After an almost two-hour delay, the game was suspended and was rescheduled to resume Tuesday.

The grounds crew member ultimately escaped the tarp's clutches. 

"Oh my goodness, and we finally got that guy out too … finally," a member of the broadcasting crew noted.

"He's all right. He's a little dirty," another broadcaster said.

A view of the tarp on the field during a weather delay in a game between the San Francisco