Steve Smyth (baseball)

Steven Delton Smyth [smythe] (born June 3, 1978) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs in their 2002 season. Listed at 6' 1" (1.85 m), 220 lb. (100 k), Smyth batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Brawley, California.

The Cubs selected Smyth in the 4th round of the 1999 MLB Draft out of University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.

Smyth spent five years (1999–2003) with the Chicago organization before joining the Atlanta Braves (2004) and Oakland Athletics (2004–2005) Minor League systems. After that, he played for the independent San Diego Surf Dawgs of the Golden Baseball League in part of two seasons spanning 2006–2006.

Smyth then pitched for several Minor League teams the next two years, appearing with the independent Edmonton Cracker-Cats and Long Beach Armada in 2008, during what turned out to be his last career season. Overall, he posted a 46-39 record with a 4.51 ERA in 145 minor league games, striking out 562 batters while walking 332 in 751 innings of work.

Besides, Smyth played winter ball with the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in 2006.

After leaving baseball Smyth became a firefighter.

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (VPBL)

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