Tyler Smith (baseball)
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Article ImagesTyler Douglas Smith (born July 1, 1991) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
Tyler Smith | |
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Smith with the Seattle Mariners in 2016 | |
Infielder | |
Born: July 1, 1991 (age 33) Long Beach, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 2, 2017, for the Seattle Mariners | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 20, 2017, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .188 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Teams | |
Smith attended Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks, California and played college baseball at Oregon State University.[1] In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Brewster Whitecaps.[2]
Smith was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round (237th overall) of the 2013 draft.
After 3 seasons playing for rookie league, single and Double-A affiliates in the Mariner organization, he was in Triple-A Tacoma for all of 2016 and 2017 until he was called to the Major Leagues on June 2, 2017 after an ankle injury to Jean Segura the previous game.[3] Smith got to bat toward the end of the game for a single plate appearance. He faced Ryne Stanek of the Tampa Bay Rays. On a 2-2 count Smith pulled the ball and ended up with a double.[4]
On July 30, 2017, Smith was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers.[5]
After the season, the Atlanta Braves selected Smith from the Rangers in the minor league phase of the 2017 Rule 5 draft.[6] He was released on July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Potkey: Thousand Oaks grad Tyler Smith turns disappointment in lasting memories".
- ^ "#4 Tyler Smith - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Dutton, Bob (June 2, 2017). "Mixed news for Mariners: Cruz avoids disabled list but not Segura". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington.
- ^ admin (June 3, 2017). "Former Logger Tyler Smith Debuts with the Mariners". Northwoods League. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Adams, Steve (July 30, 2017). "Rangers Claim Tyler Smith Off Waivers". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick-by-pick". MLB.com.
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)