After being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the tenth overall pick in the 2018 draft, outfielder Travis Swaggerty recalled a moment from his high school days.
Swaggerty had just hit a double, and when he got to second base, the shortstop asked him where he was going to college. He responded with South Alabama.
"Really?" Swaggerty recalled the shortstop asking in a surprised way.
"It doesn't matter where you go to school, it matters what you do when you're there," Swaggerty said via conference call. "Just having that mindset and putting that chip on my shoulder when I play everyday, it's been huge.