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| Born:July 21, 1952 Canton, Ohio, U.S. | |
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Steven John Smith (born July 21,1952) is an American baseball coach. Smith was formerly the third-base coach for the Cleveland Indians. He has also held the same position with the Seattle Mariners,Texas Rangers,Philadelphia Phillies,and Cincinnati Reds. He has also been a minor-league manager in the San Diego Padres,Texas Rangers,Seattle Mariners,and Milwaukee Brewers organizations.
As a player,Smith was primarily a second baseman and shortstop,though he played a few games at third base and even made one appearance as a pitcher. He played in the San Diego Padres organization from 1976 to 1982,playing for the Single-A Walla Walla Padres and Reno Silver Sox,the Double-A Amarillo Gold Sox,and the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders. Smith played over three seasons at Triple-A Hawaii,but was never called up by the major league club. His playing career ended after the 1982 season at the age of 28.
From 1983 to 1989,Smith managed the Single-A Salem Redbirds,Miami Marlins,and Reno Padres,the Double-A Beaumont Golden Gators and Wichita Pilots,and the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars,all of which were Padres affiliates at the time he managed them. He then spent the 1990 season managing the Double-A Oklahoma City 89ers in the Texas Rangers organization. Smith then went to the Seattle Mariners organization,managing the Single-A Advanced Peninsula Pilots in 1991,the Triple-A Calgary Cannons in 1994,and the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in 1995.
Smith became a major league coach for the Mariners in 1996 and held a coaching position with the club until 1999. He then returned to the minor leagues in 2000,managing the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians of the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He returned to major league coaching in 2002 when he became the third-base coach for the Texas Rangers,a position he held until 2006. In 2007 he became the Philadelphia Phillies third-base coach,and won a World Series ring with the team in 2008. The Phillies dismissed him after the 2008 season. [1] Smith was named as the infield and third base coach with the Cleveland Indians on November 16,2009 and remained with the team until after the 2012 season. [2] Smith served as the Cincinnati Reds third base coach during the 2014 season,but was not retained by the Reds following the season. [3]
Smith lives in Encinitas,California. He,along with his daughter Allison,competed in the sixteenth season of the CBS reality program The Amazing Race . Steve and Allie finished in sixth place and were eliminated on the April 4,2010 episode in Malaysia.
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