TAMPA -- For the first time in their professional careers, New York Mets prospect L.J. Mazzilli and New York Yankees special instructor Lee Mazzilli are in uniform for the same game on Tuesday night.
L.J. and his father Lee posed for a selfie during batting practice to capture the special moment.
"It's awesome. Are you kidding me? Awesome," said Lee, a former Mets first-round pick who played for the club from 1976 through 1981. "This is probably, until he gets to the big leagues, the best day for me professionally, to see us together.