What would you say is the biggest part of where the Brewers have helped you along the way?

Yeah, I mean, when I got drafted, I was maybe like 185 pounds skinny.

I mean, I still thought I was really good.

I still thought I should have been a first and second rounder out of high school.

But I got drafted and then played in the ACL, rookie ball or whatever, and then went to strength camp and put on like 10, 15 pounds.

And then off-season put on.

Little Warren came back that first year on 200 to 205.

You got him,

Do you think that's part of maybe why you feel like these moments have been manageable just because you grew up surrounded by baseball your whole life? I mean...

I don't know.

I don't think you can ever really be prepared for the day like when you first get up here.

It's an awakening for sure.

But you do start to get used to it.

But like, yeah, I think my family had a huge part in it.

My three brothers and my parents for sure and all my uncles and playing for my dad and travel ball.

Getting into the game and the professional aspect at such a young age, do you feel like you have an advantage over some of the guys that do go to college for three years, four years? Yeah, well,

Tell me what you saw and what it felt like.

Uh, it was a slider, and it was the second pitch, first pitch.

He threw a fastball, and it was kind of weird, the fastball.

So, I mean, I took the first one, and then he kind of quick pitched the second one, and I just kind of was ready for fastball, and he threw a slider that kind of ran into my barrel, and I hit it.

And I didn't hit it, like, great or anything, but I backspun it enough to sneak out, and I...

Man, it felt good.

What did you see from Jacob Mizorowski for the four innings that he was out there?

Gas.

What was it like when you got back to the dugout and everybody gave you the silent treatment?

Man, I was just so pumped to finally get it out the way, and then we scored, and, uh, we won, too.

But when I got back in the dugout, yeah, obviously silent treatment.

So I was just like, "Yeah." I was gonna go down the thing and just, "Hey, thanks, guys.

I appreciate you," but decided to just put my stuff away, and I walked down to grab my hat and stuff, and then they, they let it on me.

It was pretty cool, man.

What'd you see from Jacob Musselman for the four innings that he was out there?

Gas.

At school, to get a parking pass at school?

Yeah, yeah, at school.

And then they called me and, uh, I realized I wanted to go play, and this was gonna be my, this was the open door, and I took the opportunity, and now, now I'm here, so.

Thank you so much, sir.

Thank you.

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