Kansas City Royals

Mild-mannered grounds-crew member morphs into Tarp Guy

Published Oct. 8, 2015 8:56 p.m. ET

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A grounds crew member nearly took one for the team Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium during Game 1 of the ALDS between the Astros and Royals.

As rain began to fall in the third inning, the grounds crew jumped into action, hustling to get the tarp on the field as soon as possible.

One problem: An unlucky member nearly was engulfed by the tarp, but one of his fellow grounds-crew members stepped in.

And it appears as though the grounds-crew member escaped injury.

Update on tarp guy: Royals say he was uninjured ... and he's now a Twitter sensation: http://t.co/9aejrxKZDy
— Pete Grathoff (@pgrathoff) October 9, 2015

And has morphed into somewhat of an Internet sensation dubbed "Tarp Guy".

Hey @Royals #TarpGuy, if u can survive that monster tarp attack, we are looking for some good officer candidates. http://t.co/fO2kUDJBXK.
— Lenexa Police (@LenexaPolice) October 9, 2015