AJ Smith-Shawver taking it all in ahead of first start as a Brave
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AJ Smith-Shawver will start Friday or Saturday for the Atlanta Braves, part of an ultra-accelerated plan for the 20-year-old pitcher after he made his MLB debut out of the bullpen over the weekend. Smith-Shawver completed just 110 innings in the minors, so he didn?t have much time to get settled anywhere. But whether he?s here for a while or not, he's just taking in all the craziness of this journey so far, as Kelly Price reports.

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