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Joe Smith is a professional baseball player and pitcher for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros. Joe Smith is now a free agent. He is famous for his unique style of throwing the ball.
Early life and childhood
Joe Smith, American baseball player and pitcher for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (38 years) born in March 22, 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. His full name is Joseph Michael Smith.
His father’s name is Mike Smith and his mother’s name is Lee Smith. Similarly, her mother was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease in 2012 and the condition causes nerve cells in the brain to die.
Talking about his ethnicity, he belongs to a mixed ethnic group (English, Welsh, Dutch and American) and his religion is not known yet. He has American citizenship.
Caption: Joe Smith playing for the Cleveland Indians (Sources: MBL Trade Rumors)
Education
He was a letterman on the varsity team at Amelia High School. He later went to Wright State University where he played for three years in a Horizon League competition. However, his college baseball career was successful.
Professional life
Joe began his career with Brooklyn against Staten Island of the New York-Penn League. In his first game he only gave up two runs, one earned. He was named among the Penn League’s top 20 prospects by Baseball America. He made his major league debut on April 1, 2007, where he hit Preston Wilson and walked Albert Pujols. But his first victory came. April 24, 2007. He was then sent back to the minor leagues due to fatigue. He went 6-3 in 63.3 innings with a 3.55 ERA. The same year in December 10, 2008 Smith was traded to the Cleveland Indians in a three-team deal.
Subtitle: Joe Smith playing baseball for Toronto (Sources: Wikipedia)
2013-present
In January 18, 2013, the The Cleveland Indians announced they are avoiding arbitration and signed his one-year contract worth $3.15 million. In November 24, 2013, agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Then in April 25, 2014, the club named him the new closer. He finished the season with 15 saves in 76 games with a 1.81 ERA.
The following season was better for him than his ERA and WHIP from the previous season. However, he was again traded to the Chicago Cubs for Jesús Castillo. In 16 appearances, he was 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA. In his overall play with 56 games, he has a 1-4 record and a 3.82 ERA. The same year he was also a member of the 2016 Cubs World Series.
In February 9, 2017, The Toronto Blue Jays signed him to a one-year, $3 million contract. He quickly became the coach. For the Blue Jays 38 games with a 3-0 record with an ERA of 35.67. but in July 31, 2017, He returned to the Cleveland Indians for Thomas Pannone and Samas Taylor. He completed 18 games with a 3.44 ERA for the Indians. Smith signed a two-year contract with the Houston Astros worth $15 million. December 13, 2017. In his 56 appearances he went 5-1 with a 3.74 ERA. Then in 2019He was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 28 appearances.
On December 16, 2019, he resigned from the Astros with a two-year contract worth $8 million.
Joe Smith (pitcher) – Net worth 2o24
Joe Smith has an estimated net worth of around $15 million. The main source of income came from being a baseball player. According to USA Today, Houston Astros player Joe has an annual salary of $8,000,000. He therefore lives a healthy and luxurious lifestyle with good luck from him.
Personal life and marriage
Smith married American journalist, model and beauty pageant Allie LaForce in 2015. She is a turner athlete. She has not had children until now. Smith and Allie freed up time to raise awareness for their organization.
Joe has no rumors or controversies. He is a hard-working and good person. He does not like to be involved in controversies and rather focuses on his career.
Caption: Joe Smith posing with his wife (Source: New York Post)
Joe Smith (Pitcher) – Body Measurements
Smith is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall. But his weight is unknown. He has maintained a slim body well. Well, to enhance his features he has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair.
Social media
Joe Smith is not active on any social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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