Rea's parents, siblings, friends and his former host family in Lake Elsinore, Calif., were all there to watch the Padres' No. 2-ranked prospect take the mound. The ages ranged from 3 months old to a vibrant 82.
They were spread across Sections 115 and 111, some wearing brand-new No. 29 Rea jerseys. As it turned out, the Padres' team store at Petco could only make so many, running out of the letters R, E and A.
"It's crazy to think all of us had that moment -- our first big league game," said Padres pitcher Tyson Ross, who in June watched his younger brother, Joe, make his big league debut for the Nationals in Washington.