The Houston Astros made sure to give their revitalized stadium - now known as Daikin Park - a makeover ahead of their 2025 MLB Opening Day clash with the New York Mets

Houston’s lineup features many new faces, but two foundational elements remain. Altuve will be in Houston's Opening Day lineup for the 13th time in the last 14 seasons —he missed the first six weeks of 2023 due to a thumb injury—while left-hander Framber Valdez makes his fourth consecutive Opening Day start for the reigning AL West champion.

So the skipper pulled out his phone and asked if a certain someone was at Daikin Park, and that someone was Smith’s mom, Stephanie Hocza, who then gave her teary-eyed son a big hug in the clubhouse as he received the news he’d be with the big league club.