Published 02/20/2023, 5:00 PM EST
Children of sports professionals often end up in sports themselves. Kobe Bryant’s father, Joe Bryant, was an NBA player. Kasper Schmeichel, the former goalkeeper of Premier League team Leicester City, is the son of Manchester United great Peter Schmeichel. However, the lineage doesn’t always follow the same sport. Andre Agassi’s son, Jaden Gil Agassi, is aiming to keep sports alive in the family, but he wants to be a professional in baseball. He may realize his dream as he recently received a compliment from his father’s ex-coach.
Gilbert worked with Agassi for eight years, from 1994 to 2002. The partnership proved fruitful for Agassi as he won six of his eight major titles with Gilbert. Their work together was so solid that Agassi referred to his coach as “The greatest coach of all time”.
Jaden Gil Agassi’s pitch gets a compliment from Andre Agassi’s ex-coach
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Brad Gilbert, ex-coach of Andre Agassi, complimented Agassi’s son. Gilbert recently uploaded a video on Twitter, which shows the prowess of Jaden Agassi. In the video, Jaden throws a pitch that goes past the batter in a flash. The batter is out and his team cheers him on by clapping and hooting.
However, the celebration doesn’t end at that moment. Brad Gilbert further commented on Jaden’s performance. He stated that it was great to see Jaden engaging in his own game and wish him luck to fight on.
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“great👍to see @jadenagassi doing his thing on the hill tonight, fight on ⚾👊😎💪,” were the coach’s words for the progeny.
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Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf don’t want their son to play tennis
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf are some of the two biggest names in tennis and a famous couple. The two have won several titles combined and have discussed pushing their kids into tennis before. The power couple had an interview in 2019 where they discussed their son’s interests, likes, and general advice they had for him.
Agassi expressed that he and his wife wish that their son would pursue a career in any sport besides tennis. “There is no second generation in our sport,” Agassi said. He further stated, “Parents who were active in the tennis circus don’t want that for their children.”
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Their son is currently playing for The Trojans, a team at the University of Southern California. Jaden would be looking to reach the status his mother and father did, however, his mark would be made in the MLB.