Canaan Elijah Smith-Njigba (born April 30, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.

[3] After his senior season, he was selected by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.

In 2018, he played with the Staten Island Yankees of the Low–A New York–Penn League where he hit .191 with three home runs and 16 RBIs over 45 games, missing time due to injury.

[6] On January 24, 2021, the Yankees traded Smith-Njigba (alongside Miguel Yajure, Roansy Contreras and Maikol Escotto) to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jameson Taillon.

[11] Following the end of Altoona's season in mid-September, he was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A East with whom he appeared in seven games.

[16] He registered his first major league hit the next night while pinch-hitting and recorded a double off of St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Giovanny Gallegos.

[27] On August 7, 2024, Smith-Njigba signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.