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Josh Smith

Blue Jays
Number #9
Position 2B
Bats L
Throws R
Age 29
Height 5' 9"
Weight 172 lbs
Birth Place Baton Rouge, LA
Born Jul 8, 1997

Key Insights

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One opponent brings the best out of him

Smith has hit .455/.571/.727 against Luis Severino in 14 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

5 for 11 with 1 home run and 1 strikeout, against a .614 OPS median across his matchups.
He is a different player against this opponent

Smith carries a .657 career OPS; against Kevin Gausman it is .067, over 15 plate appearances.

0 for 14 with 0 home runs.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Smith hits Ross Stripling harder than anyone: 97.1 mph off the bat, against a median of 87.6 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

J.T. Ginn walks Smith in 40% of their meetings, 6 times in 15 plate appearances.

6 walks in 15 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Smith is 5 for 12 against Luis Castillo, a .417 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

13 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the CHW, Smith has hit .296 and slugged .537 over 66 plate appearances, his best of any club.

16 hits, 2 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .298 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 8, 1997
Birth Place Baton Rouge, LA
Height 5' 9"
Weight 172 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/R
College/Draft LSU