OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Smith had to wait until he was 36 years old before making his first career major league start on July 8 at Seattle.
Ten days later, Smith will make his second big league start, this time against the Tampa Bay Rays and left-hander Blake Snell on Tuesday night at the Oakland Coliseum.
“Now that I’m getting a second one, it’s like, ‘Man, here we go!'” Smith said. “It will be like the first one, nervous and exciting. It’s awesome. I can’t explain in words what it means. But just to be here is so rewarding.