ARLINGTON -- Less than two weeks after Carson Blair's long and winding path to the big leagues came to be, the A's catcher celebrated his first Major League hit in the most fitting way.
Making just his second career start Sunday afternoon in the A's 12-4 loss to the Rangers in Arlington, Blair sat behind the plate with a picturesque view of the ballpark he frequented as a youngster and capped the day with a seventh-inning home run for his first career hit.
"This is where we'd come watch baseball games growing up, so to actually get to play on this field was pretty cool," Blair said.