Michael Anthony "Mike" Smith (born September 19, 1977, in Norwood, Massachusetts

Norwood, Massachusetts

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) is a professional baseball

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 pitcher

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Career

Smith was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

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 in the 5th round of the 2000 amateur draft at the end of his college

College baseball

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 career at the University of Richmond

University of Richmond

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. He played in 14 games for the Blue Jays in 2002, starting six and posting an earned run average of 6.62. The Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

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 acquired Smith from the Philadelphia Phillies

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 during the 2005-2006 offseason, but he was not on the Twins' 40-man roster. However, inconsistent pitching from Scott Baker and Boof Bonser

Boof Bonser

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 and shoulder problems for Brad Radke

Brad Radke

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 prompted the Twins to call him up to the major leagues

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 on August 2, 2006.

Smith signed with the York Revolution

York Revolution

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 of the Atlantic League

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

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 for the 2009 season, but left to pitch in Asia. He plays for the Brother Elephants

Brother Elephants

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 team in Taiwan

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's Chinese Professional Baseball League

Chinese Professional Baseball League

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 (CPBL).

For the 2010 season, Mike played for the Brockton Rox

Brockton Rox

The Brockton Rox were a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts, in the United States. The Rox were a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 2002 season to 2011, the Rox played their home...

 of the Can-Am. He led the Cam-Am in wins and ERA, going 12-3 with a 2.87 ERA in 125.1 innings. He was named to the Cam-Am All-Star Team, along with teammates Melvin Falu, Mike Wlodarczyk, and Chris Grossman. The four Rox players were the most named to the All-Star team out of any other team in the Cam-Am.

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