Oh my! Moth flies into umpire's ear, stops ball game

Thursday, August 9, 2018
CHICAGO (WTVD) -- "That's some freaky stuff," one of the announcers said to the TV audience watching Wednesday's game between New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox.
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Second base umpire Bruce Dreckman had a live moth stuck in his ear and the audience watched the removal process in real-time.

It took teamwork to remove the moth. Yankees trainer Steve Donohue tried using a cotton swab. Finally, Dreckman had luck by sticking tweezers into his ear.
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The moth was still moving when it was removed at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

After the brief game interruption in the ninth inning, the Yankees beat the White Sox 7-3.
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