Jake Smith (pitcher, born 1990)

The San Francisco Giants drafted Smith in the 48th round, with the 1,467th overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.^[3]

In 2015, while pitching for the San Jose Giants of the High–A California League, Smith pitched to a 4–4 win-loss record, 16 saves, a 2.35 earned run average, and 118 strikeouts in 84 innings pitched. Smith was named the Minor League Baseball Relief Pitcher of the Year.^[4] On November 20, 2015, the Giants added Smith to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[5] He was designated for assignment by the Giants on June 30, 2016, to make way for the promoted Grant Green. Smith had pitched to a 2–1 win-loss record and a 7.08 ERA in 20+1⁄3 innings for the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double–A Eastern League.^[6]

On July 6, 2016, the San Diego Padres claimed Smith off of waivers and assigned him to the San Antonio Missions of the Double–A Texas League. On September 7, Smith was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[7] He made his major league debut in the 8th inning of a September 7 home game against the Boston Red Sox, and on his first pitch, Hanley Ramírez hit a home run.^[8] In 4 games during his rookie campaign, Smith compiled a 4.50 ERA with 3 strikeouts over 4 innings pitched. On October 26, Smith was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas.^[9]

Smith spent the 2017 split between the rookie–level Arizona League Padres, High–A Lake Elsinore Storm, San Antonio, and El Paso, accumulating a combined 3.04 ERA with 33 strikeouts across 26+2⁄3 innings of work. He was released by the Padres organization on December 13, 2017.

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