Moments before and after every game, Michael Gigliotti talks to his mother. Reminds her that he loves her.
Paula Gigliotti, Michael’s mom, was 50 when she died of kidney failure. That was eight years ago.
Now 21 and a graduate of Archbishop McCarthy, Gigliotti said his mother’s memory is one of his main motivations, one of the biggest reasons why he’s expected to be selected in the first four rounds of the MLB Draft, which begins on Monday.
Gigliotti said his father hasn’t been very involved in his life. He was raised by his mother, and, in essence, by his brother Anthony, who is eight years his senior.