The son of two tennis legends is looking to become a professional athlete in himself, but a very different sport.
The World Baseball Classic classification in Tuscon are arriving, with Brazil, Germany, Colombia and China that will face them at the beginning of next month.
And Jaden Agassi, the 23 -year -old son of Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, will be on the mound next month that represents his mother's hometown.
The former USC player was born in Nevada and has some experience in the sport that his parents dominated for the melody of 30 Grand Slam titles.
However, I was more attracted to the diamond as it grew.
“I started playing baseball when I was six years in T-Ball,” Agassi He told MLB.com.
Jaz Agassi, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf and Jaden Agassi pose on the court after a pickleball tournament earlier this month
Agassi will represent Germany in the World Baseball Classifiers qualifying next month
Agassi was a USC pitcher at the university and is trying to move forward in baseball ranks
I loved it. I collected a good amount of a tennis racket, but it was always difficult for me to keep that ball between the lines. I just wanted to hit that thing as I could. Baseball had my love from day one.
The pitcher compared his composure in the mound with that of his mother on the court, while a little jokingly recognized his father's batting power in an old announcement.
I have to give my dad the advantage. He made a Nike commercial in which he is taking batting practices in Fenway, which is fun. It treats it as a setback and crushes it.
Of course, Agassi and Graf are better known for their skill on the tennis court, and both players become the best classified players in the world in their respective peaks.
Graf won the 22 Slams of 22 singles, including seven Wimbledon championships.
A young Jaden is seen looking at his father with his mother Graf at the 2005 Open
Agassi won eight blows, including four in the Australian Open and a solitary Wimbledon title in 1992.
His son, Jaden, fought at the University as he recorded an effectiveness of 6.20, but gave a corner in the MLB Draft League last year.
He finished that season with an effectiveness of 2.96, and was appointed player of the week on July 9.
Now, he will adapt to Germany while taking the next step on his baseball trip.
“I'm so excited,” he said.
'It has been my dream since he was a child to compete internationally. (I want) to make my mother proud, proud Germany and do it well.