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Entering his third season as hitting/outfield coach with Old Westbury College, Chris Smith was the #1 pick (7th Overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2001. Smith started his undergraduate career at Florida State University where he was a Second Team All American outfielder in 2000, but later transferred to Cumberland University where he was both a pitcher and outfielder. While at Cumberland, he struck out 115 batters in 84.1 innings while holding opponents to a .194 average. As an outfielder at Cumberland University he hit .414 with 17 homeruns. A native Long Islander, Chris Smith played at Wantagh High School where he was named the New York Player of the Year. Chris Smith won the Nassau County Diamond Award which is given annually to the best high school player in Nassau County. In Smith's senior year he led them to the Nassau County Class B Championship.
During his professional career Chris Smith made just two appearances for the Gulf Coast Rookie League team both in the last week of the season pitching 2 scoreless innings. Then in 2002 a strain in his left shoulder forced him to undergo surgery limiting his appearances to five in the entire season. After missing the 2003 season trying to rehabilitate himself from surgery on his left rotator cuff he came back in 2004 with a stunning record of 1-0 and a 3.38 ERA in four starts with the Aberdeen IronBirds, where he also recorded 13 strikeouts in 13.1 innings. That season Smith hit .368 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs in 19 trips to the plate.
Chris Smith is currently single and resides in Wantagh, New York.