Tyler Smith (baseball)

Smith attended Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks, California and played college baseball at Oregon State University.[1] In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Brewster Whitecaps.[2]

Smith was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round (237th overall) of the 2013 draft.

After 3 seasons playing for rookie league, single and Double-A affiliates in the Mariner organization, he was in Triple-A Tacoma for all of 2016 and 2017 until he was called to the Major Leagues on June 2, 2017 after an ankle injury to Jean Segura the previous game.[3] Smith got to bat toward the end of the game for a single plate appearance. He faced Ryne Stanek of the Tampa Bay Rays. On a 2-2 count Smith pulled the ball and ended up with a double.

On July 30, 2017, Smith was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers.[4]

After the season, the Atlanta Braves selected Smith from the Rangers in the minor league phase of the 2017 Rule 5 draft.[5] He was released on July 9, 2018.