Greg Smith (pitcher)

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Greg Smith
Oakland Athletics — No. 23
Starting pitcher
Born: December 22, 1983 (1983-12-22) (age 24)
Alexandria, Louisiana
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
Major League Baseball debut
April 92008 for the Oakland Athletics
Selected MLB statistics
(through June 4, 2008)
Win-Loss     3-4
Earned run average     3.56
Strikeouts     53
Teams

Gregory Thomas Smith (born December 22, 1983 in Alexandria, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He attended Louisiana State University and was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round in the 2005 amateur draft.

On December 14, 2007, Greg Smith was traded to the Oakland Athletics along with Carlos Gonzalez, Brett Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Dana Eveland, and Chris Carter for Dan Haren and Connor Robertson. Smith made his first major league start on April 9th, 2008, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs, in an effective start that allowed the Athletics to eventually win.

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