With the Houston Astros announcement that top prospect Cam Smith will start the season at the Major League level, baseball fans will get an even better look at the phenom who has emerged as a contender for 2025 AL Rookie of the Year.

Cam Smith walked to the plate to a huge ovation from Houston Astros fans before hitting an opposite-field single on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues Thursday. The 22-year-old prospect made his debut for the Astros against the New York Mets after playing just 32 minor league games.

Cam Smith brought three dozen Shipley's glazed donuts to his Houston Astros teammates Thursday morning before his major league debut. Then he really delivered, with an opposite-field single on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues to help Houston to a 3-1 win over the New York Mets.