Tyler Smith
Infielder
Born: (1991-07-01) July 1, 1991
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 runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Tyler Douglas Smith (born July 1, 1991) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners.

Career

Amateur

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]

Seattle Mariners

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]

Texas Rangers

On July 30, 2017, Smith was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers.[5]

Atlanta Braves

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Potkey: Thousand Oaks grad Tyler Smith turns disappointment in lasting memories".
  2. ↑ "#4 Tyler Smith - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ Dutton, Bob (June 2, 2017). "Mixed news for Mariners: Cruz avoids disabled list but not Segura". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington.
  4. ↑ admin (2017-06-03). "Former Logger Tyler Smith Debuts with the Mariners". Northwoods League. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  5. ↑ Adams, Steve (July 30, 2017). "Rangers Claim Tyler Smith Off Waivers". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2017 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick-by-pick". MLB.com.
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