BIOGRAPHY
Kevin Smith was born July 4, 1996, in Troy, New York. He is an infielder in the MLB.
Smith graduated from Columbia High School, and later attended the University of Maryland, College Park. 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. As a sophomore, Smith hit .259 with eight home runs and 34 RBI. Later, in the Cape Cod League, Smith hit .301 with 12 doubles and two home runs. He was named a top prospect in the league by Baseball America, Perfect Game, and D1Baseball.com. Smith was also a Cape Cod League All-Star, and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Championship Series after batting .500 with a home run and three RBI to help the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox win the league championship for the third-consecutive season. In his final year with the Terrapins, Smith hit .268 in 54 games played, and added 13 home runs and 48 RBI.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected Smith in the fourth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for a $405,100 signing bonus and was assigned to the Bluefield Blue Jays. In 61 games for Bluefield, Smith hit .271 with eight home runs, 43 RBI, and nine stolen bases. In 2018, he played for both the Lansing Lugnuts and the Dunedin Blue Jays, slashing a combined .302/.358/.528 with 25 home runs, 93 RBIs, and 29 stolen bases in 129 games.
On August 18, 2021, the Blue Jays selected Smith's contract and called him up to the major leagues. On August 29, Smith hit his first career home run off of Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd.
On March 16, 2022, the Blue Jays traded Smith, Gunnar Hoglund, Zach Logue, and Kirby Snead to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Chapman.
