KENOSHA, WIS.
The uncle and the nephew sit across each other at a conference table in the athletic offices of Division III Carthage College, on a picturesque August afternoon, a clear view of athletes preparing for the fall season on the football field and the surrounding track out the window below them.
The uncle, Augie Schmidt, is 54. He looks fit and trim, muscular even, the obvious physique of an athlete. But his gravelly voice comes off as weary, and if you know who Augie Schmidt is, you know that he’s a man who’s been put through baseball’s wringer.
The nephew, Gavin Lux, is 17. He’s confident and enthusiastic, and if you don’t know who he is now, well, he hopes that you will soon. He’s one of the most…
