When Ian Anderson was seven years old, it was clear that baseball was his calling. He had to be placed on a separate youth team, away from his future friend and equally talented athlete Kevin Huerter.
It wouldn’t be the last time the two would go different directions, but it would be the last time they would do so before the start of their decade-long friendship.
Now, 14 years later, Anderson and Huerter have both settled into the Atlanta area. Anderson remained a baseball player and is among the top prospects in a stacked Braves minor league system.