RISING STAR baseball Cam Smith is officially found in the big leagues.
According to Sphthe 22 -year -old, whom the Houston Astros As part of the out -of -season trade of Kyle Tucker with the Chicago Cubs, he made the opening day for the Texas team.
He had an emotional response after learning that he had made the list.
Smith broke with tears after discovering that he had done the team
The young man, 22, was told in The Good News before the Astros took the mound for his exhibition match against the team’s triple-a club on Tuesday night. Astros called Smith’s family to witness the time to make it even more special.
In a video of the announcement that Astros shared, director Joe Espada told the team his desire to make a call of a player as special as possible and that he was about to make a phone call to someone.
The clip shows him by making the call and soon, according to USAThe mother, stepfather and grandmother of Smith appear. Smith realizes what this means and explodes in tears as he hugs his loved ones and the team applauds.
The departure reported that Stephanie Hocza, Smith’s mother, asked, “So cam, do you know why we are here?” She said, “You made the list.”
“I always thought it was possible,” a Smith said to the tears after the announcement, said ESPN. “I had a great group of boys to help -to get here today. I always thought it was a chance that happened. And today we are here talking -so I’m very blessed.”
He added: “At one point, only me and her (her mother) in the house. She struggled to bring to the baseball games and the practice. I am happy to do it for her.”
Smith’s triumphant transition from minors to the mlb
All eyes are in Smith, who has so far had the race. After playing two seasons with the Florida State Seminoles, including -a point of view in the Cape Cod league in 2023 between its first and second years, the 14th general place by the Chicago Cubs was written after playing only 32 games for the minors last season. According to the MlbThis is the third game that a position player has participated before he has been in the elderly since 1965.
Although he only played 32 games for minors, it was enough to make Smith to see the MLB. He won six runs at home in six consecutive parties in the A. Despite his undeniable performance, the cubes negotiated it to Astros to acquire Tucker in a All-Star agreement. It will probably remain with Astros, especially after passing to the March field in mid -March.
In the event that Smith is inclined to the initial program of Thursday’s game against the Mets, he will become the second player in the youngest astros position to debut as a starter on the opening day. Currently, the player who occupies the number 1 is Rusty Staub, who was 19 years old when he made his debut in 1963.
