Steve Smith (baseball)

Steven John Smith (born July 21, 1953 in Canton, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball coach presently working as the third-base coach for the Cleveland Indians. Prior to his current assignment in Cleveland, he held the same position with the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Philadelphia Phillies. He has also been a minor-league manager in the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and Milwaukee Brewers organizations.

Baseball career

Playing career

As a player, Smith was primarily a second baseman and shortstop, though he played a few games at third base and even made one appearance as a pitcher. He played in the San Diego Padres organization from 1976–1982, playing for the Single-A Walla Walla Padres and Reno Silver Sox, the Double-A Amarillo Gold Sox, and the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders. Smith played over three seasons at Triple-A Hawaii, but was never called up by the major league club. His playing career ended after the 1982 season at age 28.

Coaching career

From 1983–1989 Smith managed the Single-A Salem Redbirds, Miami Marlins, and Reno Padres, the Double-A Beaumont Golden Gators and Wichita Pilots, and the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars, all of which were Padres affiliates at the time he managed them. He then spent the 1990 season managing the Double-A Oklahoma City 89ers in the Texas Rangers organization. Smith then went to the Seattle Mariners organization, managing the Single-A Advanced Peninsula Pilots in 1991, the Triple-A Calgary......
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