And we're joined now by Mets pitching prospect, Brandon Spro.

Brandon, appreciate you taking the time.

Thank you very much.

So let's just go way back.

What is your earliest baseball memory that you can recall?

Oh, man, it's definitely a good one.

You know, honestly, I'd probably have just taken way, way back, you know, just the first years of, you know, playing catch in the backyard with my dad, really.

You know, from that age, I mean, probably around three, four years old, just tossing the ball around the backyard with him.

I mean, yeah, and at this age, at the age of 23 even when I go home, I'm still go play catch with him.

So, you know, it's always good to play catch with him. You know what I mean?

He was my very first coach, so it was good.

In high school, you're a seventh round pick by the Rangers, but you chose to attend Florida.

Was it a dream of yours to go to Florida when you were growing up, obviously, in Florida?

Or what kind of went into the decision to forego pro ball and head to college?

Yeah, I mean, Florida, you know, was the top of my schools.

You know, they've always been a powerhouse for baseball.

You know, they turn college athletes into professionals quite a bit.

But really, I think for me, you know, it's a super, super tough decision I had to make.

You know, because the dream of mine was to always play professional baseball ever since I picked up a baseball.

I think, honestly the hardest part of it was like having to be honest to myself

and right out the pros and cons of going to college versus going to pro ball. But I think

the biggest thing for me was maturity. You know, looking back now like where I'm at versus where I was then, I honestly, I'm very glad that I went to college to progress in baseball, but being able to control things just in life, you know, on my own.

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