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LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
Full Name: William Michael Smith
MANAGER & STAFF Height: 6-5 Weight: 255
Throws: Left
Bats: Right
DOB: July 10, 1989
Opening Day Age: 31
Born: Newnan, GA
MLB Service Time: 7.155
MLB Debut: May 23, 2012 Resides: Newnan, GA
Acquired: Signed as a free agent, November 14, 2019
Contract Status: Signed through 2022
WILL SMITH 2020

• In his eighth major-league season and first with CAREER HIGHS
Atlanta, went 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA (8 ER/16.0 IP) in
18 relief appearances. Most Innings Pitched
7.0, 5x, last: 9/22/12, KC vs. CLE
SEASON IN REVIEW after missing 13 games on the COVID-related Most Runs
• Made his Braves debut on 8/9 at Philadelphia
injured list to open the season.
7, 6/4/12, KC vs. MIN
• Had a 6.23 ERA (6 ER/8.2 IP) in his first
nine games of the season and a 2.45 ERA
(2 ER/7.1 IP) over his last nine games. Most Earned Runs
7, 6/4/12, KC vs. MIN
• Seven of his eight runs allowed came by Most Hits Allowed
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 2020 POSTSEASON Most Home Runs Allowed
way of a solo home run...Seven of the 11
9, 3x, last: 9/28/12, KC at CLE
total hits he allowed were homers.
3, 2x, last: 6/4/12, KC vs. MIN
• Appeared in seven games and finished 2-1 with a
4.50 ERA (3 ER/6.0 IP)
4, 7/24/12, KC at LAA
• Held opponents scoreless in his first five Most Walks
appearances (5.1 IP) with a combined Most Strikeouts
BRAVES HISTORY • Failed to record a strikeout in two relief 8, 9/2/13, KC vs. SEA
seven strikeouts through the Wild Card
Series vs. Cincinnati and LDS vs. Miami.
Longest winning streak
appearances (0.2 IP) against Los Angeles
in the NLCS while surrendering three runs 6 games, 5/1/19-present
and a home run. Longest losing streak
4 games, 6/14-8/2/16
major league notes
OPPONENTS • Awards: N.L. All-Star (2019). • Has made 17 starts and 377 appearances in his
• Was named a 2019 N.L. All-Star for the
eight-year major-league career, pitching to a
first time in his career in 2019 after a first
half in which he was a perfect 23-for-23 3.56 ERA.
in save chances with a 1.98 ERA in 37 • Has played for four teams – Kansas City
games leading into the All-Star break. (2012-13), Milwaukee (2014-16), San
Francisco (2016-2019), and Atlanta (2020).
• Became the first Giants left-handed relief
MISCELLANEOUS 202 pitcher to make an All-Star team since • Became the second pitcher in baseball’s modern
Gary Lavelle in 1983...Was the Giants' lone
era to finish a year 6-0 or better with at least 30
saves during the 2019 season (J. Nathan, 2006).
All-Star representative.
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