CHICAGO – Clay Buchholz had a pretty special start to his career. In just his second big-league start with the Boston Red Sox, he tossed a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park.
Of course, that was more than 10 years ago. Buchholz isn't that pitcher anymore.
Still, the veteran right-hander remembers it well, and he remembers those who gave him the opportunity.
Buchholz, who signed a minor-league deal with the Diamondbacks in May, is scheduled to come off the disabled list and start on Tuesday here against the Chicago Cubs.
It will be Buchholz’s first career start at Wrigley Field, and he’s hoping to have similar beginner’s luck at MLB’s second-oldest venue as he did at its oldest (Fenway Park).