No matter how much Cam Bedrosian struggled in his first two seasons with the Angels — and there were plenty of rough nights, as his 5.81 earned-run average in 51 games in 2014-15 will attest — his father, former Cy Young Award winner Steve Bedrosian, sent him the same text message after every appearance:
“You’re a big leaguer. You belong there.”
It wasn’t until May 2 of this season that Bedrosian, a 24-year-old right-hander with a 96-mph fastball and nasty slider befitting his pitching pedigree, began to believe it.
With the Angels trailing Milwaukee, 7-2, in Miller Park, Bedrosian replaced Greg Mahle in the sixth inning.