Brian Anderson was the first Wright State player to appear in the World Series when he started one game for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the New York Yankees in 2001.
Smith made 16 relief appearances for the Chicago Cubs in 2016, the year they won the World Series, but did not make the postseason roster.
Congrats to Amelia HS alum Joe Smith @JSThree8 and his Astros teammates on beating the Yankees and heading to the Worls Series. Just a kid from West Clermont!
— WCHS Track & Field (@trackWCHS) October 20, 2019
Smith, 35, has made six appearances in the postseason with the Astros this month. He has a 1.69 ERA in 5 1/3 innings.
» LOOKING BACK: Smith pitches well for Indians in 2013
Smith appeared in four games in the American League Championship Series. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning Saturday in Game 6. The Astros beat the New York Yankees 6-4 on a two-run, walk-off home run by Jose Altuve in the 10th inning.
A third-round pick in the 2006 draft, Smith is a 13-year veteran. He made his big-league debut with the New York Mets in 2007. This is second season in Houston. He compiled a 1.80 ERA in 28 relief appearances in the regular season. Smith ruptured his Achilles tendon in the offseason and made his season debut July 14.
#MLB ALCS Game 6#Astros Joe Smith 2019 Pitch Quality
— MLB Quality of Pitch (@qopbaseball) October 20, 2019
Late Break (Top 1% MLB)
Location (Top 1% MLB)
Horizontal Break (Top 2% MLB)@Buck @Ken_Rosenthal @kevinburkhardt @AROD @davidortiz @TheBigHurt_35 @DShulman_ESPN @Singytweets @Buster_ESPN @thehazelmae @RoFlo @JuliaMorales pic.twitter.com/23EQr1IC8G
Grateful that in the most beautiful point of a long, emotional, exhilarating experience, someone captured the pure joy that comes from hard work, patience & sacrifice. Cool reminder of a magical moment in time!❤️ Not done yet. Praying this is the beginning!! @astros @JSThree8 pic.twitter.com/JxJrQY681n
— Allie LaForce (@ALaForce) October 12, 2019
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