Matt Hilton from Blue Sky Pest Control became an unlikely MVP at the Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the LA Dodgers. Matt went from tee-ball to the major leagues in one day! He started his day at his son’s tee-ball game. Just as the tee-ball game was getting underway, he received an emergency call from Diamondbacks VP of Operations Mike Rock. The big league baseball game at Chase Field was on a bee delay.
A swarm of bees had taken up residence on the netting behind home plate. Matt had an escort onto the field like a boss, riding in on a golf cart with his gear in hand. He waved to the crowd and got the hero treatment, complete with a standing ovation. Setting up quickly, he went to work to remove the bees humanely.
Chase Field provided a scissor lift to allow Matt to reach the bees. Once the task was complete, the fans began chanting, “MVP! MVP!” The marquee was blazing, “Thank you bee guy.” And if all that wasn’t thanks enough for the speedy response to this un-bee-lieveable delay, Matt even got to throw out the first pitch!