During the 2021 season, she became the first African American woman to serve as a professional baseball coach, working in the Boston Red Sox organization.
[6] Smith attended Colleyville Heritage High School in Dallas, where she played softball and was a co-captain in her senior year.
[7][10] At the same time, from 2013 to 2017, Smith worked as director of baseball operations for the Case Western Reserve Spartans.
[15] With that assignment, Smith became the first African American woman to serve as a coach in a professional baseball organization.
[17] In 2023, Smith declined an offer to remain as a coach in the Red Sox organization, opting to look for a new opportunity.