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Marcus Smith | |
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Texas Rangers | |
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Born: Kansas City, Missouri | September 11, 2000|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Marcus Edward Smith (born September 11,2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Texas Rangers organization.
Smith attended The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City,Missouri. [1] Smith committed to play college baseball for the University of Michigan prior to his senior season of high school. [2] He graduated from Pembroke Hill as their all-time leader in hits (112),runs (112),RBI (79),triples (12),and home runs (13). [2] Smith was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 2019 MLB draft and signed with them for a $400,000 signing bonus. [3]
Smith spent his professional debut season of 2019 with the Arizona League Athletics,hitting .361/.466/.443/.909 with 1 home run and 14 RBI over 29 games. [4] [5] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
On September 18,2020,Smith and Dustin Harris were traded to the Texas Rangers as the PTBNL's in the Mike Minor trade. [7] [8] Smith suffered through two separate hamstring strains in 2021. Over just 14 games between the Arizona Complex League Rangers and the Down East Wood Ducks,he hit a combined .209/.320/.395/.715 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. [9] Smith returned to Down East to open the 2022 season. [10]
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