Laura Seitz, Deseret News
PROVO — One day, while overseeing a summer baseball camp, BYU coach Mike Littlewood noticed a father standing by the first base coaching box.
As he approached the man, Littlewood quickly realized it was Jeff Kent, who played 17 seasons in the Major Leagues and earned MVP honors in 2000 with the San Francisco Giants.
“We started talking,” Littlewood recalled. “He spent the next two days coaching third base.”
Kent’s son, Colton, was one of the participants in the camp, and Colton eventually signed with the Cougars. Colton recently concluded his redshirt freshman season at BYU.