Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer spent this past offseason building a drone that has taken some sweet pictures in the past. Of course, Major League Baseball wasn’t having that because it’s fun, and implemented a no-fly zone as a result.
But this story has taken an even more unfortunate turn. Bauer was recently flying the drone, and it got stuck in a tree.
He live tweeted his struggle:
Sooooo…suggestions on getting your drone out of a tree? It's stuck in the branches about 60 feet up at the top of a large tree
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
To compound the problem, my backup drone that I brought on the trip is experiencing technical difficulties and is out of commission.
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
Attempt one failed. In search of a water balloon launcher now.
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
Appreciate all the suggestions. The tree is in a public park though so fire and chainsaws aren't going to cut it. Pun intended
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
Have called about 10 tree services. No one will answer. Still have not been able to retrieve my poor little friend
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) July 18, 2016
There was one suggestion that Bauer did take up, and that was to give free tickets to Tuesday or Wednesday’s game against the Royals to the person who could recover his drone. That doesn’t sound like a bad deal, even if the thing is 60 feet up in the air.
If you’re a fan of the Indians, you’d better get to climbing. Free tickets to a matchup against the Indians and Royals sounds pretty fun.