He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, and New York Yankees.

Smith graduated from Columbia High School in East Greenbush, New York, and later attended the University of Maryland, College Park.

[9] In 2018, he played for both the Single–A Lansing Lugnuts and the High–A Dunedin Blue Jays, slashing a combined .302/.358/.528 with 25 home runs, 93 RBI, and 29 stolen bases in 129 games.

[10] Smith played the 2019 season entirely with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, hitting .209 with 19 home runs, 61 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.

[11] In 2021, Smith was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, where he hit .286 with a team-leading 19 home runs and 63 RBI prior to being called up.

[14] On March 16, 2022, the Blue Jays traded Smith, Gunnar Hoglund, Zach Logue, and Kirby Snead to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Chapman.