OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — When Sean Doolittle started to throw bullpen sessions last summer to distract him from the frustration of another injury that derailed a once-promising career as a slugging first baseman, he never believed the transition from slugger to pitcher would go this smoothly.
Just more than nine months after throwing his first pitch as a professional and two months after starting the season in Class-A ball, Doolittle has made it to the majors as a left-handed reliever with the Oakland Athletics.
Doolittle was called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday to replace the injured Jordan Norberto, completing a remarkable run that started off almost as an accident.
