MESA, Ariz. — Paul Blackburn enters A’s spring training in a similar spot to the one he found himself in last year, only this time the momentum is different.
The 2018 spring version of Blackburn was coming off a storybook rookie season in the big leagues. The Brentwood native got called up in June of 2017 to make his major league debut for the A’s at the Coliseum, just an hour away from his hometown, and pitched a gem in front of a large group of family and friends in attendance who made the short drive to watch the former Heritage High star.