Jaden Agassi, son of tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, set to pitch for Germany
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf‘s son, Jaden, will pitch for Germany’s baseball team in the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers in Tucson, Arizona in March. Choosing baseball over tennis, the sport of his famous parents, Jaden previously played at USC and in the MLB Draft League. He’s representing Germany due to his mother’s German roots. If Germany qualifies, he’ll play in the main tournament in 2026.
Despite his parents, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, being tennis legends with a combined 30 Grand Slam titles, Jaden Agassi chose baseball over tennis.
“Agassi is a very tennis-oriented last name. The goal is to try to make it known in baseball,” he had told WKBN, a local Ohio television channel.
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