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Up until a couple weeks ago, his disappointing debut season seemed likely to end with a stint in the minors.

The adjustment from the minors to the majors was far easier than the change from the tiny mining town of Pittsburg, Kan., to the technicolor sprawl of Southern California.

“It was just a magical time,” he adds before letting the music pour from his fingers for a moment: long, rippling melodic lines that keep veering between a major and a minor key.

In California, 12 is the minimum age at which a minor can be held criminally responsible for charges in juvenile court.

Prosecutors also noted On’s victims suffered only minor injuries, records show.