(What you won’t find on social media … even if you’re approved as a friend)

• Born: Savannah
• Status: Married to wife, Jett; 6-year-old twin boys, Maverick and Ryder
• Alma mater: South Effingham High School
• What’s on TV: “NCIS,” “Dragon Ball Z”
• Most spontaneous thing I’ve ever done: Drove to Nashville at 11 p.m. and got there at 8 a.m.
• Most memorable home run or play in my career: A 2017 grand slam in my first game at Truist Park in Atlanta. As a Braves fan growing up, that was awesome. Also robbed Hunter Pence of a home run in 2019 in the ninth inning to save the game.
• What I drive: 2017 Lamborghini Huracán with a Spider-Man wrap; 2024 Ford F-250 Super Duty
• What I’m reading: Children’s books at night with my boys — mostly “Pokémon” right now.
• Favorite movie: “The Count of Monte Cristo”
• Actor who would play me in a movie: Seann William Scott
• Toughest pitcher I ever faced: Tyler Clippard
• App I can’t live without (no judgment): Amazon
• Worst habit: Biting fingernails
• My walk-up song: “Careless Whisper” by Wham!
• On my office walls: Baseball memorabilia — my own and autographed items I gathered during my career
• Favorite go-to comfort food: Grilled cheese
• First thing I do in the morning: Brush my teeth
• Pet I’d have if anything was possible: Penguin
• Favorite MLB stadium: For the experience, Yankee Stadium; performance-based, Camden Yards in Baltimore
• Most used emoji: 🤣
• First job: Worked with my dad installing irrigation systems, landscaping, and mowing lawns
• What I like about Effingham County: It’s my roots and where it all began for me. The people I’ve known and grew up with are a big part of me.
• Snack I can never say no to: Chocolate or boiled peanuts
• Favorite sports team: How ’bout them Dawgs?!
• What song always gets me dancing (or singing): “Sunflower” by Post Malone and Swae Lee
• Favorite value in others: Being genuine
• Advice I’d give my teenage self: Ignore the haters. Don’t let them affect you in any way.
• Talent I’d most like to have: Speak multiple languages
• Dream date: Ruth’s Chris Steak House and then Topgolf — that’s our usual date night, and I love it.
• Most ridiculous thing I believed as a kid: That I had to wait 30 minutes after eating to swim
• Attribute I like best about myself: I tell it like it is.
• And least: I speak when I sometimes shouldn’t.
• My hero: Ken Griffey Jr.
• My bucket list: Explore Alaska
• My motto: “How can you hit the ball thinking of all the possible ways you can miss.”