Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Pavin Smith was born February 6, 1996, in Jupiter, Florida. He is a first baseman in the MLB.

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Smith with the seventh overall selection of the 2017 MLB draft. Smith signed with the Diamondbacks, receiving a $5,016,300 signing bonus.

Smith made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League and spent his whole first season there, posting a .318 batting average with 27 RBIs in 51 games. He was named a postseason All-Star. Smith spent the 2018 season with the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League where he hit .255 with 11 home runs and 54 RBIs in 120 games. After the 2018 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. Smith spent 2019 with the Jackson Generals of the Class AA Southern League. Over 123 games, he slashed .291/.370/.466 with 12 home runs and 67 RBIs.

On September 10, 2020, the Diamondbacks selected Smith’s contract to the 40-man and active rosters. He made his major league debut on September 12 against the Seattle Mariners, and he notched his first hit off of Yoshihisa Hirano.

On September 25, Smith hit his first major league home run off of A.J. Ramos of the Colorado Rockies.

Smith was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the 2023 season. He returned to the Diamondbacks on 9 April 2023 after Kyle Lewis was temporary placed on the injured list.