Chad Smith (baseball, born 1989)
| Chad Smith | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 2, 1989 Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 22, 2014, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 6, 2015, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 8.31 |
| Strikeouts | 11 |
| Teams | |
Chad Dennis Smith (born October 2, 1989) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He previously played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics.
Early life
Smith attended Thousand Oaks High School, in Thousand Oaks, California, where he had an 8–1 win–loss record with a 2.00 earned run average (ERA), striking out 65 batters in 60 innings pitched, earning Los Angeles Daily News, Ventura County Star, and All-Marmonte League first team honors his senior year. Smith was a member of the Marmonte League champions in his junior and senior seasons.[1]
During the summer of 2008, he pitched for the Wenatchee AppleSox of the West Coast League, where he was 1–2 with a 3.96 ERA in 13 games.[1]
College career
Smith was undrafted out of high school and went on to attend the
Summer baseball
Smith pitched for the Peninsula Oilers of the Alaska Baseball League in 2009 and 2010. In 2009, he made six starts, and went 2–3 in 11 appearances, with a 1.95 ERA and one save, striking out 31 in 37 innings. In 2010, he went 1–1 in 11 appearances, with a 0.46 ERA and three saves, striking out 22 in 19.2 innings.[1]
Professional career
Detroit Tigers
Smith was drafted by the
Smith made his professional debut with the
Smith made his 2014 debut with Double-A Erie, where he made seven appearances before being promoted to Triple-A Toledo on April 28.[4] Between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo, Smith posted a 5–2 record, 1.80 ERA and .220 batting average allowed.[5]
On June 18, 2014, Smith was called up by the Detroit Tigers.
Oakland Athletics
Smith was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics two days later.[9] He was promoted to the major leagues in May and was designated for assignment after two appearances.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Texas Rangers
The Athletics traded Smith to the
Smith signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers in December 2015. He was released on June 6, 2016.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d Chad Smith Bio Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine June 18, 2014
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Chad Smith". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Beck, Jason (April 28, 2014). "Chad Smith promoted to Toledo, Tigers bullpen likely set for now". MLBlogs Network.
- ^ Beck, Jason (June 18, 2014). "Smith has quick path from rookie ball to Detroit". MLB.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ Beard, Rod (June 18, 2014). "Tigers call up pitcher Chad Smith, designate Evan Reed for assignment". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ Sipple, George (June 23, 2014). "Tigers' Patrick McCoy and Chad Smith make major league debuts". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ Hurcomb, Michael (February 24, 2015). "Tigers take reliever Chad Smith off 40-man roster". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Jane (February 26, 2015). "A's claim RHP Smith, place RHP Thompson on 60-day DL". MLB.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Fletcher, Jeff (May 8, 2015). "Angels acquire RHP Chad Smith". Orange County Register. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Former big-league pitcher Chad Smith to join Riders". MILB.com. August 28, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Chad Smith on Twitter
