Amateur career
Smith attended Seneca Valley High School in Harmony,Pennsylvania,graduating in 2006. [1] During his high school career,he played for the school's American football team as a quarterback,but was limited to only 12 games. [2]
Smith enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh and played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team. He redshirted during his first year at Pittsburgh,in 2006, [3] and became the Panthers' starting quarterback in 2007 following an injury to Bill Stull. [2] He lost his starting role to Pat Bostick,a freshman,after struggling in a 2007 game against the Michigan State Spartans. [3] He appeared in five games during the 2007 season,and one game during the 2008 season. [4]
After the 2008 season,coach Dave Wannstedt and offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh approached Smith about changing positions. [4] As Smith had increased his weight training,they considered moving him to outside linebacker or tight end. [5] He instead opted to quit football so that he could play for the Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team. [4] For the baseball team,Smith had a .375 batting average,19 home runs and 123 runs batted in (RBIs) in his three seasons. [5] He was twice named an All-Big East Conference selection and twice named to the All-Tournament Team in the Big East Conference baseball tournament. [6]
Professional career
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox selected Smith in the seventh round (231st overall) of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. [7] He began his career with the Bristol White Sox of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He was promoted mid season to the Great Falls Voyagers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. He began the 2012 season with the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Single-A South Atlantic League. Towards the end of the season,Smith was promoted to the Winston Salem Dash of the High-A Carolina League. In 2013,Smith played the whole season for Winston-Salem. [5]
In 2014,Smith played for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A Southern League. [8] [9] He hit .290 with 10 home runs and 48 RBIs in 106 games for Birmingham,and threw out 33 percent of baserunners attempting stolen bases. [10] After the 2014 season,the White Sox assigned Smith to the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League. [11] [12] On November 20,2014,the White Sox added Smith to their 40-man roster. [10] Smith spent the 2015 season with the Charlotte Knights of the Triple-A International League, [13] and began 2016 in Charlotte. [14]
With Alex Avila going on the disabled list,the White Sox promoted Smith to the major leagues on April 24,2016. [14] Smith was scratched from the lineup on April 25 with back spasms,and the White Sox put Smith on the disabled list due to sacroiliac joint dysfunction the next day. [15] [16] On May 22,2016,he was activated from the 15-day disabled list and returned to Charlotte. One game after his activation with the Knights,he went back on the disabled list. [17] The White Sox promoted Smith to the major leagues on September 1,and he made his major league debut that day. [18] He recorded his first two major league hits on September 17. [19] On February 10,2017,Smith cleared waivers and was outrighted to Charlotte. [20]
Smith began the 2017 season with Charlotte, [21] and was promoted to the major leagues on April 13. [22] In 2017 with the White Sox he batted .283/.309/.388 with 4 home runs and 30 RBIs in 273 at bats. [23]
In 2018 with the White Sox he batted .292/.348/.380 with 3 home runs and 21 RBIs in 171 at bats. [23]
Los Angeles Angels
On October 26,2018,Smith was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels. [24] Smith played in 67 games for the Angels in 2019,batting .251/.318/.393 with 5 home runs and 20 RBI. On December 2,2019,Smith was non-tendered by the Angels and became a free agent. [25]
Tampa Bay Rays
On January 11,2020,Smith signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. [26] Smith was promoted to the Rays' major league roster on July 21,after Colin Poche was placed on the injured list following a torn UCL. [27] He was designated for assignment on August 9,and was outrighted by the Rays on August 12. [28] On August 29,Smith was selected back to the active roster. [29] On October 30,Smith was again outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency.
On December 29,2020,Smith re-signed with the Rays on a minor league contract. [30] On May 7,2021,Smith was selected to the active roster. [31] Smith notched one hit in five plate appearances before being designated for assignment by the Rays on May 16. [32]
Atlanta Braves
On May 19,2021,Smith was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations. [33] On August 11,the Braves designated Smith for assignment to make room for Travis d'Arnaud. [34] Smith elected free agency on August 13. [35]
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