Josh Smith

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Born
1997 (27 years old)

Birth Place
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Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Position
Infielder

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
8

Height
5' 10"

Weight
172 lbs

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Left

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Baseball

Team
Texas Rangers

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League
MLB

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Description

Josh Harris Smith (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career
Smith attended Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 38th round of the 2016 MLB draft, but did not sign and attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college baseball for the LSU Tigers. He started for the Tigers as a freshman, hitting .281/.407/.409/.816 with 5 home runs and 48 RBI. Smith played in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2017 for the Harwich Mariners, hitting .382/.478/.513/.991 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI. Smith missed all but six games of his sophomore year due to a stress reaction in his back. He returned as a starter in his junior year, hitting .346/.433/.533/.966 with 9 home runs and 41 RBI.