Blanket of hail, flash flooding create wild scene at Coors Field
DENVER — Mounds of hailstones and flash flooding on the dugout steps created a wild pregame scene late Thursday afternoon at Coors Field, forcing a weather delay.
In the hours before first pitch of a game between the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers, a blanket of hail covered the tarp-protected field as severe weather swept through metro Denver.
David Zalubowski/AP Clubhouse attendant Casey Williams, back right, uses a bucket to clear a mixture of water and hail from in front of the Coors Field home dugout doors on June 29, 2023.
The hail accumulation was so significant, a dugout attendant was scene scooping bucket loads of hailstones away from the dugout doorway.
First pitch was delayed just before 6 p.m. as the grounds crew continued the cleanup.
In what couldn’t have been a comfortable experience, Rockies catcher Elias Diaz went sliding across the tarp on the field, clearing a layer of small hailstones in the process.
David Zalubowski/AP Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz, front, dives onto a hail-covered tarpaulin at Coors Field, Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Flash flood waters gushed down both dugout steps and encroached on the corridor that leads to the locker rooms.
David Zalubowski/AP Water and hail flood the entrance to the visitor's dougout as a cloubhouse attendant tries to clean up the mess at Coors Field, Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Source: Denver 7 Colorado News
