Slugging two home runs against the Padres provided the latest portrait of how far Smith has come. At 22 years and 55 days old, Smith became the youngest Astro to have a multi-homer game since Yordan Alvarez accomplished it en route to unanimous AL Rookie of the Year honors in 2019.

Astros rookie Cam Smith is learning as he goes in the majors. The latest proof of his growth game Friday against the Padres with his first two-homer game.

Dana Brown might have been onto something when he likened Cam Smith to an “aircraft carrier” in Spring Training. In all seriousness, though, Smith had the best game of his young career, smacking two home runs to drive in four runs.