Houston Astros forced to use a leaf blower to unveil its new banner

The Houston Astros began the new baseball season on Sunday with a hilarious blip involving a banner and a leaf blower.

To celebrate the team’s 2017 World Series win, they unveiled a special sign at Minute Maid Park. Unfortunately, the big reveal didn’t go according to plan.

When a rope was pulled to remove the black cover over the sign, nothing moved. As a member of staff scrambles up a ladder to remove it, someone else has the bright idea to use a leaf blower to help.

The resulting footage is comedy gold, including a shot of a player struggling not to laugh at the debacle.

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Eventually the golden sign was revealed, to applause from the crowd.

Despite the funny mistake, the Astros went on beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1.