Tony Gwynn Jr., the son of the Baseball Hall of Famer, played at Poway High, San Diego State and for eight seasons in the major leagues for four teams, including the Padres. He lives in San Diego and works as a broadcaster for the Dodgers. He wrote this essay for the Union-Tribune.
My dad was on the National League All-Star team 15 times. I wasn’t even 2 years old when he made it the first time in 1984, so I was too young to remember many of them.
The one I will never forget was in 1994 in Pittsburgh when I was 11.