When outfielder Ramón Laureano was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 16th round of the 2014 MLB Draft, he must have been flooded with phone calls.
He made sure to answer one in particular.
Ricky M. Rivera was a former teammate of Laureano’s at Northeast Oklahoma A&M several years back. Laureano had tears in his eyes as the two continued the call. Rivera wished him congratulations on his new adventure to the big leagues.
That call would soon be returned when Rivera got a job opportunity to be the manager for the Gulf Coast League Astros.