CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — AJ Smith-Shawver got the hook in the first inning Monday afternoon, but his day didn't end there.
The Atlanta Braves right-hander gave up a single, a walk and an RBI single with two outs in the opening frame against the Tampa Bay Rays. That took Smith-Shawver up to his single-inning pitch count, so manager Brian Snitker had no choice but to bring in a reliever.
Since it was a spring training game, though, Smith-Shawver got a shot at redemption.
There wasn't any conversation about it, either. Smith-Shawver just got told he was going back in, so he took the mound to open the second.