| Hagen Smith | |
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 Smith with Arkansas in 2024 | |
| Chicago White Sox – No. 82 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:August 19, 2003 Tyler, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hagen Boyd Smith (born August 19,2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Smith attended Bullard High School in Bullard,Texas. He underwent Tommy John surgery before his junior year in 2020. [1] [2] As a senior in 2021,he went 11-0 with a 0.19 ERA,168 strikeouts,and seven hits allowed over 73 innings alongside hitting .349. [3] Smith's seven no-hitters during senior year tied a Texas high school record. [4] He went unselected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Arkansas to play college baseball. [5]
As a freshman at Arkansas in 2022,Smith appeared in twenty games (15 starts) and went 7-2 with a 4.66 ERA and ninety strikeouts over 77+1⁄3 innings. [6] As a sophomore in 2023, he pitched in 18 games (11 starts) and posted an 8-2 record with a 3.64 ERA and 109 strikeouts over 71+2⁄3 innings and was named a first-team All-American. [7] [8] After the season, he was named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. [9]
On February 23, 2024, Smith struck out 17 batters in a start against Oregon State, matching the Arkansas program record for strikeouts in a game. [10] Smith holds the career strikeouts record at Arkansas (360). [4] He finished 2024 year with a 9-2 record, 2.04 ERA and 161 strikeouts, including 7-0 with a 1.35 ERA and 110 strikeouts in conference play. Smith was named the SEC Pitcher of the Year [11] and won the National Pitcher of the Year Award. [12]
Smith was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the first round with the fifth overall pick of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. [13] On July 22, 2024, Smith signed with the White Sox on an $8 million contract. [14]