 In late June Major League Baseball held its first ever draft combine for high school and college players and among the participants Jared Pettit one of the sons of the great Andy Pettit and Jared he's with us now Jared so great to have you with us. Okay. Twenty twenty one marks your first season with Dallas Baptist University coming over from the University of Houston. Tell us about your season there. Yeah I mean it was it was definitely an awesome transition. Everything worked out great. We had a really good year. Had a lot of talented guys. And so yeah I mean it was everything I could ask for the coaching staff there is incredible and they immediately started to develop me once I got there so there's really there's nothing I can complain about. I've only have high praises for the University of Houston and high praises for Dallas Baptist University as well. I'm going to ask you now to scout yourself. OK. Really you look an awful lot like your dad out there and people tell you that. Yeah they do. They definitely do. We definitely pitch very very similar. You know. Yeah I mean being lefty you know it's kind of hard for people not to think that. But I do model a lot of my game after him just because I mean I don't throw overly hard. I mean I mean I say like ninety one to ninety four which is I mean believe it or not nowadays it's like you know that's kind of the norm. So I really have to rely on command and just kind of the movement on my pitches. What about the pickup move. Pickoff move. Uh huh. I would say I have it but I don't I don't have it. I mean being lefty I can get a couple guys here and there but for the most part I die. I don't have it. He hasn't taught me it. He said he doesn't know how. OK. It was a God given gift. He's often said right. OK. Recently you got a chance to show off your skills at the MLB draft combine. What was that experience like. It was incredible. I mean the talent of the guys that were there was was pretty impressive and just how they kind of how it's everything up was was very impressive. It was a fun thing to be a part of and I just feel very blessed to be able to be a part of the first one. So I mean yeah it was great. Just was able to get a couple more eyes on me that maybe didn't see me later in the season. And but just yeah just the way it was set up everything about it. The former major league guys over there. Some of the GM's. It was a very cool experience. And there's a really nice video on MLB dot com. Have you seen it. I have. Yes ma'am. Yeah. I liked it. I enjoyed that. What about the sons of former major leaguers that are in the big leagues these days. They're plentiful certainly on the Blue Jays Fernando Tatis. So many names. What do you feel about the current generation of stars coming up. Yeah. I mean I mean you say like the Blue Jays have a ton of dudes. Obviously Kevin Biggio he's the guy I've known for a long time since our dad played together. So I've known him for a long time. We still keep in touch over now and then. But I mean it's awesome. It's it's I love the way the game is going. I love where it's headed. And those those those younger guys they're really bringing along a lot of energy and it's it's fun to watch. I know you're a student of the game. So I want to ask what are the most valuable lessons you've learned from your father both on and off the field. I think just being consistently the same person no matter what your performance was and just kind of how you take care of your business just do it very professionally and do everything 110 percent and do it for the glory of God is what he's always instilled in us. So that's definitely what I try to do. And I think he's a great guy that modeled that his whole career. Five time World Champ three time All-Star and that famous death glare. Have you picked up a little of that. I definitely try to. But I don't think about it too much when I'm out there. I definitely don't want to copy him too much. You know I kind of want to be be my own guy and kind of go about things my own way as well. But yeah I mean I definitely try to pick up a lot of things that he's done in his career because it obviously worked out well. What about some memories from these teams. It's the Yankees and the Astros tangling this weekend. You must have some early childhood memories from both sides. Yeah I do. I mean I think just going to the field being able to go to the field hang out in the locker room. Be able to talk to the professional guys there. I mean it's an experience that I'll never take for granted. Just because I know how how rare that is. And. But yeah I mean I'm very excited. I'm actually going to the game tonight. And so I'll be having my Yankees gear on and I'll be rooting rooting for them for sure. OK good I was going to ask what uni are you going to be wearing so good choice. How riveted will you be to the draft. Say that one more time. How riveted will you be to the upcoming draft. Yeah I mean there's a lot of stuff going on with it. And I'm very excited for it. Obviously I kind of had this was my first full season of being healthy since I've been in college or not just not healthy but just with COVID and all that this is my first full season. And there was definitely things I learned along the way. Things I learned about myself. So overall I mean I'm very excited for it. I would just be very very grateful and very blessed no matter who decides to take me or where I go or if I go so I'm just blessed to be in the position that I am. And yeah I mean I'm very excited for it. Jared I'm going to speak on behalf of all of us. We are so excited to see you. We certainly wish you all the best. There are generations of Yankees fans cheering you on in a big way. Thank you I appreciate it. Thanks so much we'll be watching. Thank you.