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Josh Smith
Josh Smith
Round Rock Express • Second Base
Age 28 • 5' 9" • 172 lb
Bats: L • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2022-05-30
Born: Baton Rouge , LA • USA
Draft: 2019
2026 Stats
G
40
AB
122
H
28
HR
1
RBI
8
R
8
SB
2
AVG
.230
OBP
.312
SLG
.295
OPS
.607
Career Stats
G
496
AB
1548
H
365
HR
32
RBI
136
R
197
SB
30
AVG
.236
OBP
.326
SLG
.349
OPS
.675
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2022 TEX 73 253 213 42 2 16 4 .197 .307 .249 .556
2023 TEX 90 232 195 36 6 15 1 .185 .304 .328 .632 WS
2024 TEX 149 592 523 135 13 62 11 .258 .337 .394 .731 SS
2025 TEX 144 563 495 124 10 35 12 .251 .335 .366 .701
2026 TEX 40 138 122 28 1 8 2 .230 .312 .295 .607
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2020 NYY 2——— ——— .000.000.000.000
2022 TEX 714106 251 .600.7141.3002.014
2023 TEX 18534617 19— .370.453.522.975
2024 TEX 19493510 —41 .286.469.429.898
2025 TEX 17534810 13— .208.283.375.658
2026 TEX 19604716 4153 .340.467.6601.127
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2023 TEX 3——— ——— .000.000.000.000
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-07-08 vs LAA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-07-07 vs LAA 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2026-07-05 vs DET 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2026-07-04 vs DET 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-07-02 vs DET 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
2026-07-01 @ CLE 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-06-18 vs MIN 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-06-16 vs MIN 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-06-15 vs MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-03 @ DET 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-05-02 @ DET 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-05-01 @ DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-28 vs NYY 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-27 vs NYY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-26 vs ATH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2026-04-24 vs ATH 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-04-23 vs PIT 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2026-04-22 vs PIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-21 vs PIT 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
2026-04-19 @ SEA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-18 @ SEA 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-04-17 @ SEA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2026-04-16 @ ATH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
2026-04-15 @ ATH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-04-14 @ ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-13 @ ATH 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
2026-04-12 @ LAD 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2026-04-11 @ LAD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-10 @ LAD 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2026-04-08 vs SEA 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2026-04-07 vs SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-06 vs SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-04-05 vs CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-04-04 vs CIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-04-03 vs CIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-04-01 @ BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-03-31 @ BAL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2026-03-30 @ BAL 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
2026-03-28 @ PHI 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2026-03-26 @ PHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-07-09
Texas Rangers optioned 2B Josh Smith to Round Rock Express.
2026-07-01
Texas Rangers recalled 2B Josh Smith from Round Rock Express.
2026-06-19
Texas Rangers optioned 2B Josh Smith to Round Rock Express.
2026-06-15
Texas Rangers activated 2B Josh Smith from the 10-day injured list.
2026-06-09
Texas Rangers sent 2B Josh Smith on a rehab assignment to Round Rock Express.
2026-06-09
Texas Rangers sent 2B Josh Smith on a rehab assignment to Round Rock Express.
2026-06-06
Texas Rangers sent 2B Josh Smith on a rehab assignment to Frisco RoughRiders.
2026-05-05
Texas Rangers placed 2B Josh Smith on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 4, 2026. Right glute strain.
2026-04-16
SS Josh Smith changed number to 8.
2026-04-15
SS Josh Smith changed number to 42.
2025-09-29
Texas Rangers activated SS Josh Smith from the paternity list.
2025-09-26
Texas Rangers placed SS Josh Smith on the paternity list.
2025-04-16
3B Josh Smith changed number to 8.
2025-04-15
3B Josh Smith changed number to 42.
2024-02-09
Texas Rangers activated 3B Josh Smith.
2024-02-09
2B Josh H. Smith changed number to 8.
2022-09-08
Texas Rangers recalled 2B Josh H. Smith, , and from Round Rock Express.
2022-08-21
Texas Rangers optioned 2B Josh H. Smith to Round Rock Express.
2022-06-21
Texas Rangers activated 2B Josh H. Smith.
2022-06-15
Texas Rangers sent 2B Josh H. Smith on a rehab assignment to Round Rock Express.
2022-06-15
Texas Rangers sent 2B Josh H. Smith on a rehab assignment to Round Rock Express.
2022-06-04
Texas Rangers placed 2B Josh H. Smith on the 10-day injured list. Left shoulder sprain.
2022-05-30
Texas Rangers selected the contract of 2B Josh H. Smith from Round Rock Express.
2022-03-18
2B Josh H. Smith and assigned to Texas Rangers.
2021-07-29
New York Yankees traded RHP Glenn Otto, 2B Josh H. Smith, SS Ezequiel Duran and 2B Trevor Hauver to Texas Rangers for LHP Joely Rodriguez, LF Joey Gallo and cash.
2020-02-28
2B Josh Smith assigned to New York Yankees.
2019-07-12
New York Yankees signed 2B Josh Smith.
Scouting Report
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Season 2026
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Spray Chart
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1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: generic.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 153 28.7% 60.8% 9.9% .225 40.0%
Sinker 83 15.5% 49.4% 16.3% .316 41.2%
Slider 77 14.4% 41.6% 31.6% .167 22.2%
Changeup 68 12.7% 39.7% 20.6% .105 26.7%
Cutter 44 8.2% 50.0% 33.3% .429 0.0%
Curveball 36 6.7% 27.8% 41.7% .333 25.0%
Sweeper 36 6.7% 44.4% 33.3% .250 0.0%
Splitter 27 5.1% 44.4% 6.2% .222 25.0%
Knuckle Curve 9 1.7% 66.7% 50.0% .000 0.0%
Slurve 1 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 534 100.0% 48.5% 20.1% .233 30.9%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 280 52.4% 55.7% 14.8% .273 36.2%
Breaking 159 29.8% 40.3% 34.3% .231 18.8%
Offspeed 95 17.8% 41.1% 16.0% .143 26.1%
Total 534 100.0% 48.5% 20.1% .233 30.9%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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