The A’s went for a little bit of history-in-the-making Friday morning, deciding to call up switch-pitcher Pat Venditte from Triple-A Nashville. He will be with the team Friday night in Fenway Park.
Most of the A’s haven’t seen him since the spring, when he made a strong run for a sport in the bullpen. But Ben Zobrist, who was in Nashville on an injury rehabilitation assignment, played behind Venditte a couple of times.
“I’d say he looked very sharp when I was there,’’ Zobrist said. “He was throwing a lot of strikes with all his pitches, and from both sides.