Kevin Smith (baseball)
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| Kevin Smith | |
|---|---|
 Smith with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2018 | |
| Third baseman / Shortstop | |
| Born: July 4, 1996 East Greenbush, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 18, 2021, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 26, 2024, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .173 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 25 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Kevin Smith (born July 4, 1996) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and New York Yankees.
Smith graduated from Columbia High School in East Greenbush, New York, and later attended the University of Maryland, College Park.[1] He played three seasons as the starting shortstop for the Maryland Terrapins. In his freshman season, Smith appeared in 66 games and recorded a .273 batting average, seven home runs, 35 runs batted in (RBI), and a team-leading 11 stolen bases.[2] As a sophomore, Smith hit .259 with eight home runs and 34 RBI.[2] In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he hit .301 with 12 doubles and two home runs, was a league all-star and named a top prospect in the league by Baseball America, Perfect Game, and D1Baseball.com,[3] and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the league's championship series after batting .500 with a home run and three RBI to help Yarmouth–Dennis win the league championship for the third-consecutive season.[2][4][5] In his final year with the Terrapins, Smith hit .268 in 54 games played, and added 13 home runs and 48 RBI.[6]