Video Shows Diamondbacks Pitcher Stalling Game After Swallowing a Fly

Video Shows Diamondbacks Pitcher Stalling Game After Swallowing a Fly originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are essentially out of the playoff race and traded away a few players at the deadline. However, they defeated the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, 8-2, which marks Arizona’s seventh win in the last 10 games.

Eduardo Rodriguez did the heavy lifting for the Diamondbacks, starting the game and throwing seven innings on one-run ball to earn his fifth win of the season. To finish the game, it was reliever Jalen Beeks, who gave up two hits and one run in a non-save opportunity with a big Arizona lead.

In the ninth inning, Beeks threw a strike and stepped off the mound after his second pitch of the frame.

It was a bizarre scene, but Arizona’s manager Torey Lovullo revealed an even more bizarre reason why Beeks did that: He swallowed a fly.

Diamondbacks Pitcher Swallowed a Fly in Odd Scene

While speaking to reporters, Lovullo spoke about what happened to Beeks.

“He swallowed a fly,” Lovullo said when asked if Beeks was dehydrated. The D-backs manager also said he had “never seen that before.”

Initially, the skipper thought there was an injury to his reliever.

“You just hold your breath,” Lovullo said, via Manny Randhawa of MLB.com. “You’re wondering, like, ‘Is it an oblique? Is it the back?’… By the time I got out there, he said that on his turn, he was going and the fly was present.”

Beeks also spoke about the incident after the game.

Aug 14, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Jalen Beeks (68) in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field. Isaiah J&period; Downing-Imagn Images

“Yeah, l swallowed a fly when I lifted my leg,” Beeks said. “Never had that happen, but, you know, we got through it. We got the win. That’s the important thing.”

However, Beeks also admitted he gagged.

“I gagged a little bit,” Beeks said. “It just took me a second, but I was fine. No big deal. Good story for later, though.”

Well, Beeks ended the game and sealed the deal for the Diamondbacks.

So far, there are no documented cases of an MLB pitcher swallowing a fly during a game, making this unusual moment at Coors Field potentially a first.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 15, 2025, where it first appeared.

Video Shows Diamondbacks Pitcher Stalling Game After Swallowing a Fly

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