EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 24: Dante Pettis #13 of the New York Giants runs with the ball as Sean Chandler #34 of the Carolina Panthers defends during the first half in the game at MetLife Stadium on October 24, 2021 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images/Sarah Stier
HOUSTON – Gary Pettis recalled the scene with a laugh but, first and foremost, with pride.
It was in early September of the 2017 season when Pettis, the Astros' third-base coach since 2015, met his son, Dante then a senior receiver/returner at the University of Washington, for dinner on a Houston trip to Seattle.