00:00Tim McGraw shares sweet memory of his late class act father Tug.
00:04The country star is thinking of the late MLB pitcher as the 2024 playoff season heats up.
00:10Tim McGraw is thinking of his late father, former professional baseball player Tug McGraw,
00:15as the MLB playoff season picks up.
00:18Tug, who died in 2004 at age 59, spent nearly two decades playing in the MLB between the
00:24mid-1960s and the mid-1980s.
00:27He played for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies.
00:30A fact that inspired his country music star son to share a memory as the teams began facing
00:36off in the National League Division Series on Saturday, Oct. 5.
00:42The something-like-that singer's post was initially shared by the Tug McGraw Foundation,
00:47a nonprofit focused on helping people impacted by brain cancer.
00:51Tug was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, in 2003 and died the following
00:57year.
00:58The caption for the Saturday post, which Tim shared in full on his own Instagram account,
01:03began by quoting Tug's famous catchphrase,
01:05Ya gotta believe.
01:07The post itself was comprised of two photos of Tug playing baseball that were stacked
01:11on top of each other.
01:13In the top image, Tug was mid-throw while wearing his Mets uniform.
01:17The bottom photo showed him in a similar stance while wearing his Phillies uniform.
01:22After asking fans to identify which team they were supporting during this year's playoffs.
01:27The post's caption shared a bit about the late baseball star.
01:31Tug McGraw never revealed who his favorite club was to play for, the post said.
01:36He always said,
01:37The Pets.
01:38Class act.
01:39While tons of fans did as asked and identified their team of choice, in the comment section.
01:44Others left messages telling the Awesome three-time Grammy Award winner that his father
01:48was a legend.
01:49You're just the best, and your dad was a class act, one fan wrote.
01:53Tug was one of the best, wrote one person who revealed they watched him pitch many times.
01:59Awesome pics Tim, ya gotta believe, another fan commented.
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