Will Smith | |||
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Smith with the Kansas City Royals
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San Francisco Giants – No. 13 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Newnan, Georgia |
July 10, 1989 |||
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MLB debut | |||
May 23, 2012, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Win–loss record | 18–19 | ||
Earned run average | 3.88 | ||
Strikeouts | 327 | ||
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William Michael "Will" Smith (born July 10, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers.
Smith attended Northgate High School in Newnan, Georgia, where he played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher. He enrolled at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, where he continued his baseball career. After his freshman year at Gulf Coast, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Smith in the seventh round, with the 229th overall selection, of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
Making his professional debut with the Orem Owlz of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, Smith recorded 76 strikeouts while walking only six batters. He pitched for the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League in 2009, and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2010. On July 23, 2010, the Angels traded Smith along with Sean O'Sullivan to the Kansas City Royals for Alberto Callaspo.