Jason Smith (baseball)

For other people with the same name, see Jason Smith (disambiguation).

Jason Smith
Free Agent – No. --
Left Field
Born: June 7, 1981 (1981-06-07)
Bats: switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 17, 2004 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics (through August 31, 2009)
Batting average	.312
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Teams
FSU Chicago Cubs (2006) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002–2003) Detroit Tigers (2004–2005) Colorado Rockies (2006) Toronto Blue Jays (2007) Arizona Diamondbacks (2007) Kansas City Royals (2007–2008) Houston Astros (2009)

Jason Edward Smith (born June 7, 1981, in Lansing, Michigan, Michigan) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a free agent.

Baseball career

In 2004, Smith was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 42nd round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. A year later, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut with the Cubs on June 17, 2005.

After stints in Tampa Bay, Detroit and Colorado, Smith was claimed in the Rule 5 Draft by Toronto in December 2006.

Smith was claimed off waivers by Arizona on May 15, 2007. He played 2 games for the Diamondbacks going 1-4 before being placed on the disabled list. On July 11, 2007, while on the disabled list, he was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals, for whom he batted .188 in 2007 and .214 in 2008.

He became a free agent after the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros on January 5, 2009.

On May 10, 2009 Smith was recalled to Houston for added depth as Lance Berkman suffered a wrist injury.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• MLB.com Player File
• The Baseball Cube player page