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Joe Smith

Twins Career team 2009–2022
Number #38
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 42
Height 6' 2"
Weight 211 lbs
Birth Place Cincinnati, KY
Born Mar 22, 1984

Key Insights

2022
One opponent brings the best out of him

Nelson Cruz has hit .000/.000/.000 against Smith over 12 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 11 with 0 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .667 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Smith has struck Gary Sanchez out 6 times in 10 plate appearances, 60% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Robinson Cano squares Smith up like nobody else: 105.0 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.9 across the hitters he has faced.

11 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he never seems to get going against

The CHC lineup has hit .297 and slugged .595 against Smith across 39 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

11 hits, 3 home runs and 5 strikeouts, against a .357 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Hanley Ramirez gets nothing on it against Smith: 54.6 mph off the bat, against a median of 89.9 across the hitters he has faced.

12 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The TOR lineup has hit .143 and slugged .143 against Smith across 54 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

7 hits, 0 home runs and 17 strikeouts, against a .357 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 22, 1984
Birth Place Cincinnati, KY
Height 6' 2"
Weight 211 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Wright State