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- Updated: July 22, 2016
OAKLAND — A’s pitcher Kendall Graveman knew he needed to select a major by the end of his sophomore year at Mississippi State, and leaned toward pursuing business until his father, Gary, suggested something else.
“He said ‘Hey, try engineering and give it a shot, we can always change directions,'” Graveman said.
Graveman, 25, was a strong math student. His mother, Sharon, worked alongside civil engineers at her job with the Alabama Highway Department. The father of his childhood best friend also worked in civil engineering, and it was even prevalent among his friends at Mississippi State, which feeds employees to the oil industry. It all made sense, and he picked mechanical engineering.
Of course, Graveman also had a baseball career to focus on, eventually being drafted by Toronto in 2013 before his trade to Oakland. His interest in engineering never dissipated, however, and finally collided head-on with his baseball career at last year’s A’s FanFest, when he met representatives from Chevron.
“It all fell into place,” said Graveman, standing steps beyond Oakland’s dugout at the Coliseum Thursday during an on-field clinic for more than 100 youth athletes from the Richmond Little League — the outcome of a joint partnership between Chevron and the A’s.
.@kage49 wanted in on the #STEMZONE fun. pic.twitter.com/1dQq3Ez4xw
— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) July 21, 2016
.@kage49 wanted in on the #STEMZONE fun. pic.twitter.com/1dQq3Ez4xw
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