Miami Marlins starting pitcher Caleb Smith (31) pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of a baseball game at Marlins Park in Miami on Saturday, April 13, 2019. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com
The at-bat almost never seemed to end.
Caleb Smith threw pitch after pitch to former teammate J.T. Realmuto in the first inning on Saturday. Realmuto kept fouling them off.
“I just thinking ‘I wish he would swing and miss,’” Smith said.
That outcome eventually happened with Realmuto whiffing on a 93 mph four-seam fastball to close out the inning but not before Smith threw 11 pitches in that one at-bat and 29 pitches overall in that first inning with two walks sprinkled in.