Riley Smith (baseball)

Riley Wade Smith (born January 15, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Riley Smith
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 46
Pitcher
Born: (1995-01-15) January 15, 1995
Lufkin, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 26, 2020, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record2-0
Earned run average1.47
Strikeouts18
Teams

Career

Smith attended Hudson High School in Lufkin, Texas.[1] Undrafted out of high school in 2013, Smith attended San Jacinto College for two years. He went 6–2 with a 2.30 ERA and 54 strikeouts over 70 innings in 2014.[2] He posted a 7–2 record with a 2.96 ERA and 85 strikeouts over 75 innings in 2015.[2] Smith helped lead the San Jacinto Gators to the NJCAA World Series in 2015.[3] Smith was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 2015 MLB draft, but did not sign and transferred to Louisiana State University for the 2016 season.[4] Smith went 2–1 with a 7.22 ERA over 32 innings in 2016.[5] Smith was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 24th round, with the 719th overall selection, of the 2016 MLB draft and signed with them.[6]

Smith spent his professional debut season of 2016 with the Hillsboro Hops, going 2–0 with a 2.51 ERA over 32 innings.[2] He split the 2017 season between Hillsboro and the Kane County Cougars, going a combined 7–4 with a 3.07 ERA over ​105 2⁄3 innings.[7] He spent 2018 with the Visalia Rawhide, going 8–6 with a 3.57 ERA over 151 innings.[2] He split the 2019 season between the Jackson Generals and the Reno Aces, going a combined 6–6 with a 4.43 ERA over ​133 1⁄3 innings.[8][9]

Smith was added to the Diamondbacks 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[10]

Smith was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on August 24, 2020. He made his debut on August 26 against the Colorado Rockies. In 6 games, Smith was 1-0 with a 1.47 ERA in ​18 1⁄3 innings.

References
  1. Brandon Ogden (August 2, 2015). "Former Hudson standout Smith drafted by Pirates, set to play for LSU". The Lufkin Daily News. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  2. "Riley Smith player page". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. Rob Vanya (May 12, 2015). "Baseball Punches Ticket To World Series". San Jacinto College. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. Randy Rosetta (July 18, 2015). "New LSU pitcher Riley Smith is focused on competing as soon as he gets the chance". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. WWL Staff (May 18, 2016). "Little-used, but rising Riley Smith enters LSU rotation for No. 1 Florida". WWL-TV. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  6. "Former Hudson Hornet Riley Smith signs with the Arizona Diamondbacks". KTRE. June 14, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  7. Christian Rollin Walker (September 12, 2017). "Riley Smith finding his groove in return to Cougars' rotation". Kane County Chronicle. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  8. Zach Buchanan (October 24, 2019). "Whom to protect or cut loose? Looking at the 40-man decisions facing the Diamondbacks". The Athletic. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  9. Hunter Hippel (June 5, 2019). "Diamondbacks name Thomas, Smith top minor leaguers of May". Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  10. "D-backs add Wyatt Mathisen, Riley Smith, Taylor Widener and Andy Young to 40-man roster". MLB.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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