Greg Smith

Gregory Alan Smith (born April 5, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder and current scout. He played for the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1989 through 1991.

Early life and education

Smith graduated from Glenelg High School in Howard County, Maryland in 1985.

Baseball career

A switch-hitter, Smith was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft. He was signed on June 10, 1985.

In his first season in the minor leagues, Smith played shortstop in 51 games for the Cubs' Wytheville minor league team, hitting .235. In 1986, he was promoted to the Cubs' Peoria A-level minor league team, where Smith played shortstop and second base and hit .253 in 53 games. Smith returned to Peoria the following year, where he hit .270 in 124 games and again played shortstop and second base. He then was a Cleveland Indians scout from 2007 until 2009 and then worked for the Texas Rangers as a major league scout from 2009 until early 2012. In early 2012, Smith became a special assistant to the Texas Rangers' general manager.

Smith lives in eastern Washington.