Burch Smith
| Burch Smith | |||
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| Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: April 12, 1990 Tyler, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 11, 2013, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 1–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.44 | ||
| Strikeouts | 46 | ||
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Burch Taylor Smith (born April 12, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He previously played for the San Diego Padres.
Smith attended Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas. At Howard College, Smith's team was the 2009 NCJAA National Champion, and he was named the 2010 Western Junior College Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year. Smith was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 49th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft and the 20th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft out of Howard but did not sign either time. He then attended the University of Oklahoma as a junior, going 10-4.
Smith was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.
Pitching for the Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm in 2012, Smith went 9-6 with a 3.85 earned run average and 137 strikeouts. He started the 2013 season with the Double-A San Antonio Missions. He was named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week in April 2013, and the Padres Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April with a 1.38 ERA over 5 starts.
Smith made his Major League debut Saturday, May 11, 2013, against the Tampa Bay Rays as he was called up from Double-A.
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