Matthew J. Smith is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed relief pitcher who graduated from Bishop Gorman High School, where he played baseball. He was a 3-year letter winner and is the all-time leader in strikeouts at OSU and was named to the Big 12 Second Team twice and First Team once. One of his favorite hobbies is golf. He was drafted in the 44th round in the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign and attended Oklahoma State University. He was drafted again in the 4th round in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Yankees. He split the 2005 season with the Yankees' Double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder, and the Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. In 47 games, he pitched 82? innings, posting a 2.65 ERA and a record. Smith made his major-league debut on April 14, 2006 against the Minnesota Twins and recorded one out before being removed from the game. Smith, C.J. Henry, and two other minor league players were traded in July 2006 by the Yankees to the Phillies in exchange for Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle. Smith pitched in 14 games for the Phillies in 2006. 

June 15th, 1979 in Las Vegas (Age 44)