​Brady Stuart was on a bus headed toward North Dakota on Thursday morning when he received a phone call that re-routed his entire life.”I got a call on the bus that I could pitch for the Angles,” Stuart told the T&G over the phone on Friday.Stuart was offered a minor league free agent contract by the Los Angeles Angels. The 22-year-old from Hudson is now a professional baseball player.”It’s just surreal. It almost doesn’t seem real,” said Stuart from his hotel room in Phoenix, Arizona. He’s currently meeting with other undrafted free agents and 2026 MLB Draft picks signed by the Angels. “It’s something that I’ve thought about and have wanted for so long, and it’s a cool feeling to have it be real life finally.”After dominating on the diamond for Hudson High, where he was named a two-time T&G Hometeam All-Star before graduating in 2022, Stuart starred at Endicott College for the last four years.This past spring, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound pitcher was named the consensus Division III National Pitcher of the Year and spearheaded an Endicott pitching staff that helped the Gulls finish runner-up in the College World Series.Stuart finished his senior season with a 9-1 record (T-14th in DIII), 1.81 ERA (14th in DIII) and 103 strikeouts (seventh) in 89.1 innings pitched (eighth).”It was amazing,” Stuart said. “We had a pretty special team this year.””Stu was a fierce competitor on the field, and his leadership was displayed in many ways that positively impacted the team,” said Endicott junior catcher James Benestad, who is from Northborough. “Catching him the past three years is something that I will cherish forever, and this season in particular was the most fun.”Following the conclusion of his final college season, Stuart didn’t hear from any scouts or MLB organizations.In June, he pitched in the Futures League Northeast Prospects Game held at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. Stuart previously played for the Worcester Bravehearts, who participate in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.From there, the soft-spoken Stuart heard from a few scouts ahead of the MLB Draft, which took place from July 11-12, but didn’t hear his name called during the 20 rounds of selections.”It was a weird process,” Stuart told the T&G. “It didn’t end up happening.”Four days after the end of the MLB Draft, Stuart was on a bus with the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League (a collegiate summer league in Minnesota) and traveling across state lines for a baseball game when his phone buzzed.On the other end of the line was the Northeast scout of the LA Angels, who said the organization had a plane ticket — and enough money left over — with Stuart’s name written on it.”I was like, ‘That’s awesome, let’s do it,'” said Stuart, who waited six hours at a Chipotle in North Dakota to be picked up before returning to Minnesota to pack and fly out west. “It kind of all happened quick.”Then, Stuart added: “The last three days have felt like a month.”While Stuart hasn’t o