Rodney Chad Smith
ABOUT RODNEY CHAD SMITH
Right-handed reliever that was drafted by the Miami Marlins during the 11th round of the 2016 Major League Draft. He was drafted out of the University of Mississippi . He was later acquired by the Colorado Rockies via trade in August 2020.
Prior to Ole Miss, he played college baseball at Wallace State Community College. He was initially drafted by the Cleveland Guardians in 2015 but he chose to transfer to Ole Miss instead.
He made his major league debut pitching against the Washington Nationals on May 29, 2022. He pitched one inning and collected one strikeout.
He grew up living with his family in McCalla, Alabama. He is the youngest of two siblings.
He is a former collegiate athlete from Ole Miss just like Eli Manning and D.K. Metcalf .
