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Ethan Abrams was thrilled for close friend and former high school teammate Mickey Moniak when Moniak was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.

Then Moniak, a centerfielder at La Costa Canyon High in California, went on the MLB Network and the hosts mentioned a bet that Moniak and Abrams had made more than 3 ½ years ago.

If Moniak was drafted in the top 10 picks, Abrams would get Moniak’s name tattooed on his backside. “I’m going to hold him to it,” Moniak said.

“I’ll be a man of my word,” Abrams told USA TODAY Sports. “I’m going to do it. We’re picking out a time when we’re both home. I’m playing summer travel ball and he leaves in two weeks (for the minors) so it probably won’t be until October, but it’s gonna happen.”

That doesn’t mean Abrams was expecting it to come out on national television. He said he was “stunned” when he heard it during the broadcast.

“My friends think it’s hilarious, just supper funny when they heard my name on MLB Network,” Abrams said. “My family thinks it’s a good story to tell and love Mickey and know we’re really close. If there’s a reason to get a tattoo, this is it.”

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So, how did we get to this point?

The two first met when Abrams was 9 and Moniak was 8, but Moniak then transferred into the same Little League when Moniak was 10 and became teammates with Moniak “breaking home run records in our Little League,” Abrams said. Abrams said Moniak convinced him to go to La Costa Canyon for high school and their friendship took off from there.

Abrams said the bet was more a “brotherly competition” to push each other. Moniak was a freshman trying to make the varsity and was “stressed about it,” Abrams said. Abrams was a sophomore and already on the varsity. The conversation went something like this as Abrams recalled:

Moniak: “I’m going to get drafted in the first round.”

Abrams: “You’re not going to make varsity.”

Moniak: “No, I’m going to make the top 10 picks.”

Abrams isn’t quite sure who mentioned the tattoo initially but said it was probably him, responding: “If you get drafted in the top 10 picks, I’ll get your name tattooed on my (backside).”

Moniak made the team as a freshman, although he didn’t play as much with a senior-laden team at La Costa Canyon. But in 29 games this season, Moniak hit .476 with seven home runs, 12 triples, 46 RBI, 40 runs scored and a .921 slugging percentage. He was the Gatorade California Baseball Player of the Year and finished his four-year varsity career with a .390 average, 105 RBI and 105 runs scored.

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“By sophomore year, he was our leader,” Abrams said. “He batted over .4000, committed to UCLA, played for Team USA every summer. You knew he was going to get drafted, you just didn’t know how high. He never stopped getting better.”

The wager doesn’t end here, though. As part of the arrangement, if Abrams – who just finished his freshman year as a pitcher at Columbia University — gets drafted in the first 20 rounds, Moniak will tattoo Abrams’ name on his body somewhere.

Abrams can’t be drafted until 2018, but knows his friend will comply with the deal if it happens.

“No doubt,” Abrams said. “He would definitely do it.”