Some grew up dreaming of playing in the majors. Garrett McMillan grew up dreaming of playing for Alabama.

McMillan was able to accomplish that dream. Now, he’s two steps away from the big leagues.

McMillan is a 24-year-old right-hander from Tuscaloosa, Ala., who tore through High-A Greensboro, earning an early-May promotion to Double-A Altoona after posting a 1.55 ERA through his first six starts. It was a quick promotion, and one he wasn’t expecting.

“I tried not to think about it as much as possible,” McMillan said, sitting in the Curve’s home dugout. “Obviously, it's in the back of your mind if you have a pretty good long stretch there. It kind of catches you off guard every time anyway because you're leaving the field every day, and then one time the manager’s like, ‘Hey, come to my

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