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'''Kevin Smith''' (born July 4, 1996) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[third baseman]] and [[shortstop]] for the [[New York Yankees]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and [[Oakland Athletics]].

 

Smith graduated from [[Columbia High School (East Greenbush, New York)|Columbia High School]] in [[East Greenbush, New York]], and later attended the [[University of Maryland, College Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Columbia-High-graduate-chosen-in-Major-League-11217120.php|title=Columbia High graduate chosen in Major League Baseball draft|last=Singelais|first=Mark|work=timesunion.com|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref> He played three seasons as the starting shortstop for the [[Maryland Terrapins baseball|Maryland Terrapins]]. In his [[freshman]] season, Smith appeared in 66 games and recorded a .273 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]], seven [[home run]]s, 35 [[runs batted in]] (RBI), and a team-leading 11 [[stolen base]]s.<ref name="SmithMaryland">{{cite web|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209634530&DB_OEM_ID=29700|title=Kevin Smith Bio - Maryland Terrapins Athletics|work=umterps.com|access-date=August 1, 2017}}</ref> As a [[sophomore]], Smith hit .259 with eight home runs and 34 RBI.<ref name="SmithMaryland"/> In 2016, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] for the [[Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]], where he hit .301 with 12 [[Double (baseball)|doubles]] and two home runs, was a league all-star and named a top prospect in the league by ''[[Baseball America]]'', ''Perfect Game'', and D1Baseball.com,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=893841&seasonid=29795 |title=#4 Kevin Smith |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=July 20, 2021}}</ref> and was named the [[Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) of the league's championship series after batting .500 with a home run and three RBI to help Yarmouth–Dennis win the league championship for the third-consecutive season.<ref name="SmithMaryland"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ydredsox.pointstreaksites.com/view/ydredsox/news-1154/news_459441|title=Y-D Captures Third Straight League Title|last=Bramley|first=David|work=ydredsox.pointstreaksites.com|date=August 13, 2016|access-date=August 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/season/?article_id=2371|title=Y-D Red Sox Looking for Four-Peat Performance in 2017|work=capecodbaseball.org|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=August 1, 2017}}</ref> In his final year with the Terrapins, Smith hit .268 in 54 games played, and added 13 home runs and 48 RBI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=kevin-smith-5|title=Kevin Smith Baseball Statistics|work=thebaseballcube.com|access-date=August 1, 2017}}</ref>