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Cam Smith Gets Emotional Learning He Made Astros’ Opening Day Roster — With His Family There To Surprise Him
Cam Smith Gets Emotional Learning He Made Astros’ Opening Day Roster — With His Family There To Surprise Him

Rising star baseball Cam Smith is officially in the big leagues. According to ESPN , the 22-year-old, whom the Houston Astros brought on as part of Kyle Tucker’s offseason trade with the Chicago Cubs, made the Opening Day roster for the Texas team. He had an emotional response after learning he’d made the roster. Smith broke down in tears after discovering he had made the team The 22-year-old was told the good news before the Astros took the mound for their exhibition game against the team’s Triple-A club on Tuesday night. The Astros called in Smith’s family to witness the moment to make it even more special. In a video of the announcement the Astros shared, manager Joe Espada told the team his desire to make a player’s call-up as special as possible and that he was about to make a phone call to someone. The clip shows him making the call, and soon, according to USA Today , Smith’s mom, stepfather and grandmother appear. Smith realizes what this means and bursts into tears as he...

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