OAKLAND — The last time Nathan Eovaldi pitched in a major-league game, Alex Rodriguez was on his Yankees team and David Ortiz was in the opposing Boston lineup.
The Rays were playing in Toronto that day, with Logan Forsythe leading off, Mikie Mahtook in leftfield and Richie Shaffer at DH. B.J. Upton was playing for the Blue Jays.
It was Aug. 10, 2016. A lot was different in the world then.
"It definitely feels,'' Eovaldi said, "like it's been forever.''
Eovaldi was set to return last September as a reliever to help the Rays' playoffs-push after spending the season rehabbing from his second Tommy John surgery (Aug.