Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf’s son, Jaden, chosen as pitcher for Germany in World Baseball Classic
Jaden Agassi, the son of a pair of International Tennis Hall of Famers, will pitch for Team Germany at the World Baseball Classic qualifiers next month in Tucson, Arizona.
Parents Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf introduced their son to baseball as a child, and Jaden chose that sport over the family business.
“Agassi is a very tennis last name, of course,” Jaden told WKBN News in Youngstown, Ohio. “The goal is to try to make it a baseball one.”
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“I started playing baseball when I was six years old in T-ball,” Agassi, 23, told MLB.com in a phone interview.
“I loved it. I’ve picked up a tennis racquet a good amount, but it was always hard for me to keep that ball in between the lines. I just wanted to hit that thing as far as I could. Baseball had my love since day one.”
Graf was born and raised in Germany, making him eligible to play in the WBC qualifier for his mum’s homeland.
The younger Agassi played his developmental baseball in Las Vegas before pitching in college at Southern California.
Germany, Brazil, Colombia and China will compete in Tucson for a spot in the 2026 WBC, with the top two teams qualifying.
