Jaden Agassi made his debut in the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers on Monday – and had a nightmarish outing with his legendary parents watching from the stands.
Agassi, 23, chose the baseball diamond over tennis despite being the son of Wimbledon champions Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf.
And in his first appearance for Germany – Graf’s birth nation – the pitcher struggled on the mound against Brazil, allowing four earned runs, three hits and two walks in just 0.2 innings.
Agassi entered the game in the fourth inning but was yanked before the end of the frame after a sacrifice bunt moved a runner to second base.
In one moment, Agassi crossed paths with the kin of another sports legend, as he surrendered a single to Lucas Ramirez, the son of former Red Sox star Manny.
Andre and Steffi were seen watching their son during the broadcast of the game, with the former sitting inside behind his wife.
Jaden, a former USC player, was born in Nevada and does have some experience playing the sport that his parents dominated to the tune of 30 Grand Slam titles.
Jaden Agassi allowed four earned runs and three hits for Germany in Tucson, Arizona
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf were seen in the stands supporting Jaden on Monday
Jaz Agassi, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf and Jaden Agassi pose on the court after a pickleball tournament last month
Nonetheless, he explained in a recent interview why he became more interested in baseball.
‘I started playing baseball when I was six years old in T-ball,’ Agassi told MLB.com.
‘I loved it. I’ve picked up a tennis racket 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.’
Agassi and Graf both became the top-ranked tennis players in the world at their respective peaks.
Graf won a whopping 22 singles Slams, including seven Wimbledon championships.
Agassi won eight Slams, including four at the Australian Open and a lone Wimbledon title in 1992.
Jaden struggled in college – posting a 6.20 ERA – but turned a corner in the MLB Draft League last year.
He finished that season with a 2.96 ERA, and was named the Player of the Week on July 9.
