When Dan Hasty woke up Sunday morning, he expected to spend the day with his eight-month-old daughter, Josie. His wife, Angelina, was treating COVID-19 patients in the emergency room at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in downtown Grand Rapids.
Hasty planned an early morning workout before watching VeggieTales, a Christian television series for children, with his daughter for the remainder of the late morning and early afternoon.
One missed phone call from Detroit Tigers director of broadcasting Stan Fracker altered his schedule and completed a lifelong dream. Fracker left him a voicemail and followed up with an 11 a.