SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell nearly chose baseball over basketball.
On Wednesday, he nearly hit one out of Citi Field.
A lifelong New York Mets fan (and frequent clubhouse guest while he was growing up), Mitchell played both sports in high school. But an infield collision that busted his teammates jaw and broke his arm put him on a path to the NBA.
“I try not to because if you look back at things and be like ‘man, this is what could’ve been’ but I can’t believe what’s going on is happening right now so I’m just living in a whole different world right now but I had my time in baseball and it was pretty cool,” Mitchell told the Deseret News in 2018.