Twins starting pitcher Sonny Gray is accustomed to being on a field with some of the world’s most elite athletes. But on Tuesday, he was alongside elite pros in a sport that wasn’t baseball.

Gray’s friendship with PGA Tour golfer Trey Mullinix had him inside-the-ropes walking the fairways of TPC Twin Cities with his buddy’s 3M Open practice round foursome that included PGA star Justin Thomas.

Click the video box on this page to hear KSTP Sports’ chat with Sonny Gray after he walked a practice round at TPC Twin Cities ahead of this week’s 3M Open – why he says a PGA pro’s round of golf is a lot like a 9-inning game for an MLB pitcher

Gray is in the middle of a superb season with the Twins. He made the All-Star Game for the third time in his career.