He was so excited and blindsided by the news that he was being promoted to the Angels that Justin Anderson admitted he broke down.
He was distracted to the point where he didn't realize until a short time later that the story was even better.
Anderson, 25, starred at St. Pius X High, eight miles from Minute Maid Park. An Astros fan, he recalled attending games in the stadium that used to be called Enron Field.
As a kid, he even ran the bases at the nearby Astrodome as part of a popular postgame promotion.