No one from Abbotsford had ever taken to the mound and thrown a pitch in a Major League Baseball game – until Saturday (March 30).
And Mennonite Educational Institute grad Cade Smith didn’t just participate; he dominated and struck out five batters in two innings of work to help his Cleveland Guardians earn a 12-3 win over the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum.
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