A 2021 Minnesota Twins draft pick was in the right place at the right time on Monday evening when a house fire erupted.
Local news affiliate WINK reports Travis Adams and others rushed to a home shortly after 6 p.m. Monday in an effort to save anyone who may have been stuck inside the burning home on Arlington Street.
Adams, who was staying nearby, sprung into action when he heard a loud band.
"The goal was just to help him out of the house," Adams said. "I didn't know how much of the house was on fire or what was on fire. I just saw a big blaze of fire and smoke coming from the house."
The 82-year-old man known in the neighborhood as Howard reportedly had no idea his house was even on fire. Howard told WINK he tried opening the front door, which was more difficult than he initially thought.
"We couldn't like get in. And so I had to go around. And let's see, there's another door. And so there was a door on the side. So I end up like tearing a little bit little part of the fence down and get back there and we end up getting the door open and kind of moving some stuff out of the way of that door and getting him out."
Howard was eventually pulled to safety.
"I don't really think of myself as a hero, but just tried to do as much as possible and did the right thing," Adams said.
The Twins selected Adams in the sixth round of the 2021 draft. He was assigned to the Wichita Wind Surge in April 2023.