Chris Smith (pitcher, born 1988)
| Chris Smith | |||
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 19, 1988 Louisville, Kentucky |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 27, 2017, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics (through July 28, 2017) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.40 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1 | ||
| WHIP | 1.60 | ||
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Chris Smith (born August 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
Smith attended Butler Traditional High School in Louisville, Kentucky and played college baseball at Kentucky Wesleyan College, where he was a second baseman and pitcher. He holds the record for games started with the Panthers at 187, as well as saves with eight. Smith majored in fitness and sports management.
Unchosen in the Major League draft, Smith was selected in the first round of the independent Frontier League's draft by the Lake Erie Crushers. In 2011, Smith played for the Traverse City Beach Bums and Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League, as well as the White Sands PupFish of the Pecos League. In 13 combined appearances, Smith pitched to a 4–2 win–loss record, 3.64 earned run average (ERA), and 54 strikeouts in 59 1⁄3 innings pitched. In the offseason, Smith played for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League, where he posted a 3–3 record, 2.31 ERA, and 65 strikeouts in 50 2⁄3 innings.
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