Chad Dennis Smith (born October 2, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

He previously played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics.

Smith attended Thousand Oaks High School, in Thousand Oaks, California, where he had an 8–1 win–loss record with a 2.00 earned run average (ERA), striking out 65 batters in 60 innings pitched, earning Los Angeles Daily News, Ventura County Star, and All-Marmonte League first team honors his senior year.

[1] During the summer of 2008, he pitched for the Wenatchee AppleSox of the West Coast League, where he was 1–2 with a 3.96 ERA in 13 games.

[1] Smith was undrafted out of high school and went on to attend the University of Southern California (USC).

[4] Between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo, Smith posted a 5–2 record, 1.80 ERA and .220 batting average allowed.

[6] Smith made his major league debut on June 22, in a game against the Cleveland Indians.