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- Updated: July 27, 2016
NEW YORK — Former first-round Draft pick Josh Smoker, whom the Mets signed following a free-agent tryout in 2015, has completed his unorthodox arc to the big leagues. The Mets called up Smoker as their 26th man for Game 2 of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Cardinals, a brief reward for his unexpected ascension through the Minors.
Smoker, who did not appear in the Mets’ 3-1 win in Game 2, earned his cup of coffee thanks to a Major League Baseball rule allowing teams to carry a 26th man for doubleheaders. The left-hander owned a 4.73 ERA with one save in 43 games at Triple-A Las Vegas, but he posted a 0.90 ERA over his final seven appearances there, with 15 strikeouts in 10 innings.
None of those statistics, however, tell the full, winding story of Smoker’s past few seasons. A first-round Draft pick of the …
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