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Weiss Recalls Babysitting New Rival McCullough
16 Apr
Summary
- Walt Weiss and Clayton McCullough's fathers were known baseball figures.
- Weiss babysat McCullough when the latter was a young child.
- The managers met as rivals for the first time recently.
Braves manager Walt Weiss reminisced about a unique connection to Marlins manager Clayton McCullough, recalling babysitting him over four decades ago. Weiss and his former teammate B.J. Surhoff would visit McCullough's father, a pitching coach at the University of North Carolina. During these visits, Weiss remembers playing with a young Clayton McCullough. The two managers recently reunited in Atlanta, marking the first time they have faced each other as big league managers. Their paths initially crossed again when McCullough joined the Dodgers as a first-base coach in 2021. Weiss expressed his pride in McCullough's career, noting his father's strong influence in baseball.
