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The Third: TCU commit Mateo Gil impacted by father

By Dan Zielinski III

Mateo Gil grew up learning the game of baseball from his father, Benji, who spent eight seasons in the major leagues from 1993-2003 and won a World Series with the Los Angeles Angels in 2002.

Learning from his father, who has a great understanding of the game and experience playing at the highest level, has been crucial to Gil’s development as a baseball player, he said.

“He’s taught me a lot of things other things haven’t been taught,” Gil said. “It’s really helped me throughout my baseball career because there’s thing that kids don’t even learn until college or pro baseball, and I’ve learned them at age 9 or 10.

“I’m just grateful to have that opportunity. Even though I might take it for granted, but in the long run I’m going to appreciate it.”

Committed to Texas Christian University (TCU), Gil is one of the top high school baseball prospects in the country and has a shot at being selected in the early rounds of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Read more at http://www.the3rdmanin.com/mateo-gil-impact-father-mlb-draft/
 
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