When Lucas Giolito was in eighth grade, he was picked to perform a Shakespearean sonnet before his entire class.
He recalls the reading going fairly well, but his distaste for the nerves he felt told him the family business wasn't for him.
While his grandfather, parents and younger brother all have taken their turns at acting, a ballpark always has been Giolito's preferred stage, and MLB.com's No. 11 overall prospect is working this spring to be cast as the newest White Sox star.
"I never really felt comfortable (acting)," Giolito said. "Being on stage and having to remember lines, I was never really interested in it.