Murphy Smith (born August 25, 1987) is an American former

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who played in

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(MLB) for the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

during the 2018 season.

Career

Smith attended

Shenendehowa High School Shenendehowa High School (often shortened to Shen High School) is a public high school in Clifton Park, New York, United States. It is part of the Shenendehowa Central School District. Students are separated between two buildings (East and West) ...

Clifton Park, New York Clifton Park is a suburban town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2020 population was 38,029. The name is derived from an early land patent.Bits and Pieces of Saratoga County History by ...

, and

Binghamton University The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public university, public research university with campuses in Binghamton, New York, Binghamton, Vestal, New York, Vestal, and Johnson City, New Yor ...

, where he played

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for the

Binghamton Bearcats The Binghamton Bearcats are the NCAA Division I athletics teams at Binghamton University located in Binghamton, New York. United States. They are one of four Division I programs in the SUNY system. A member of the America East Conference, Bing ...

. He was named All-

America East Conference The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I founded in 1979, whose members are located in the Northeastern United States. The conference has nine core members including eight public research u ...

in 2009.

Oakland Athletics

The

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

selected him in the 13th round (393rd overall) of the 2009 MLB draft. He played the 2009 season with the

AZL Athletics The Arizona Complex League Athletics are a Minor League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, which plays as a Rookie-level team in the Arizona Complex League and has served as a farm team for the Oakland Athletics organization since 1988. They ...

Vancouver Canadians The Vancouver Canadians are a Minor League Baseball team located in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are members of the Northwest League and are affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Canadians play their home games at Nat Bailey Stadium. ...

, and

Kane County Cougars The Kane County Cougars are an independent professional baseball team located in Geneva, Illinois and are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB). They play their ho ...

. He spent the 2010 season with the Cougars and the

Stockton Ports The Stockton Ports are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They are located in Stockton, California, and are named for the city's seaport. The team plays its home games at Ba ...

, and would also spend the 2011 season with Stockton. In 2012, he was assigned to the

Midland RockHounds The Midland RockHounds are a Minor League Baseball team based in Midland, Texas. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics major league club. The RockHounds play in Momentum Bank Ballpark, whic ...

, where he would play the 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons. Despite being named a

Texas League The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated in the South Central United States since 1902. It is classified as a Double-A league. Despite the league's name, only its five South Division teams are actually based in the ...

All-Star in 2012 and 2013, he did not receive a call-up and was released by the Athletics organization on April 2, 2015.

Toronto Blue Jays

On April 14, 2015, Murphy signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He finished 2015 with the

New Hampshire Fisher Cats The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major league club. During the team's first seas ...

and the

Dunedin Blue Jays The Dunedin Blue Jays are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and are the Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball club. They are located in Dunedin, Florida, and play their home games at TD Ballpark, ...

. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015. On November 18, he resigned to a minor league deal with Toronto and spent the 2016 season with New Hampshire and the

Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fiel ...

. That season, he earned his third career All-Star appearance, this time in the Eastern League. He elected free agency on November 7, 2016. He again resigned with the Blue Jays on a minor league pact on December 12. Smith spent the 2017 season between New Hampshire and Buffalo as well before electing free agency on November 6. On March 24, 2018, he again resigned with the Blue Jays organization. After pitching for the

in 2018, he was promoted to the major leagues on August 27, and debuted that day. He was designated for assignment on September 1. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Murphy 1987 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Arizona League Athletics players Baseball players from New Hampshire Binghamton Bearcats baseball players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Charros de Jalisco players Dunedin Blue Jays players Gigantes del Cibao players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Kane County Cougars players Major League Baseball pitchers Midland RockHounds players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players Phoenix Desert Dogs players Sportspeople from Nashua, New Hampshire Stockton Ports players Toronto Blue Jays players Vancouver Canadians players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico