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Josh Smith

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 172lb (178cm, 78kg)

Born: August 7, 1997 in Baton Rouge, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 38th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Catholic HS (Baton Rouge, LA) and the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

High School: Catholic HS (Baton Rouge, LA)

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: May 30, 2022 (Age 24-296d, 22,674th in major league history)
vs. TBR 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.129 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2029

Full Name: Josh Harris Smith

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2023 World Series

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

1.9

2.9

161

569

123

.280

.216

RBI

OBP

.376

.325

SLG

.410

.322

OPS

.786

.647

OPS+

126

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2024 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2024 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Mar 30	TEX		CHC	W,11-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
2	4 (1)	Apr 1	TEX	@	TBR	W,9-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
3	5	Apr 2	TEX	@	TBR	L,2-5	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
4	6	Apr 3	TEX	@	TBR	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
5	7	Apr 5	TEX		HOU	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
6	8	Apr 6	TEX		HOU	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
7	9	Apr 7	TEX		HOU	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
8	10	Apr 8	TEX		HOU	L,5-10	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
9	11	Apr 9	TEX		OAK	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
10	12	Apr 10	TEX		OAK	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
11	13	Apr 11	TEX		OAK	L,0-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
12	14	Apr 12	TEX	@	HOU	W,12-8	GS	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B SS
13	15	Apr 13	TEX	@	HOU	L,2-9	CG	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
14	16	Apr 14	TEX	@	HOU	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	17	Apr 15	TEX	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	3	SS
16	18	Apr 16	TEX	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
17	19	Apr 17	TEX	@	DET	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
18	20	Apr 18	TEX	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
19	21	Apr 19	TEX	@	ATL	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
20	22	Apr 20	TEX	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
21	23	Apr 21	TEX	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
22	24	Apr 23	TEX		SEA	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
23	25	Apr 24	TEX		SEA	W,5-1	GS	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B SS
24	26	Apr 25	TEX		SEA	L,3-4	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
25	27	Apr 26	TEX		CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
26	28	Apr 27	TEX		CIN	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
27	29	Apr 28	TEX		CIN	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B
28	30	Apr 30	TEX		WSN	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	31	May 1	TEX		WSN	L,0-1	CG	29	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
30	32	May 2	TEX		WSN	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
31	33	May 3	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
32	34	May 4	TEX	@	KCR	W,15-4	GS	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B SS
33	35	May 5	TEX	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
34	36	May 6	TEX	@	OAK	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
35	37	May 7	TEX	@	OAK	W,15-8	GS	46	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B SS
36	38	May 8 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	L,4-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
37	39	May 8 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	W,12-11	CG	49	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
38	41 (1)	May 11	TEX	@	COL	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
39	43 (1)	May 13	TEX		CLE	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	44	May 14	TEX		CLE	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
41	45	May 15	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
42	46	May 17	TEX		LAA	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
43	47	May 18	TEX		LAA	W,3-2	CG	48	13.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
44	48	May 19	TEX		LAA	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
45	49	May 21	TEX	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
46	50	May 22	TEX	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
47	51	May 23	TEX	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
48	52	May 24	TEX	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
49	53	May 25	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
50	54	May 26	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
							54gm		386.0	31	81	3	115	8