Caleb Smith #31

Caleb Anthony Smith... attended Sam Houston State University... played baseball three seasons there (2011-13) and established the school record for strikeouts in a three-year career (204).... graduated in 2010 from Huntsville (Texas) High School.

Opened season with one relief appearance for Double-A Trenton, on April 9; promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on April 13...Entered rotation for RailRiders and went 8-0 with a 2.07 ERA (87.0 ip/20 er) in 16 appearances (15 starts), including a 7.0-inning complete-game shutout on June 18 at Buffalo, allowing just one hit and two walks, with seven strikeouts...Earned International League Midseason All-Star honors. ..Took the loss in the ASG in Tacoma on July 12, allowing four earned runs on five hits in 1.0 inning...Won five consecutive starts from June 13-July 4, and earned first career selection on July 16...Made MLB debut with Yankees on July 17, taking a loss out of the bullpen (3.0 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, ibb, 5 so)...Made first MLB start in second outing, on July 23 at Seattle (ND, 3.2 ip, 5 h, 4 r, 4 er, bb, 2 so)...Optioned to Scranton/W-B on July 30 after three outings (two starts); would make six more relief appearances for Yankees over course of three more call-ups (August 13-14; Aug. 15-31; September 3-16)... Placed on 10-day disabled list on Sept. 16 for remainder of season with viral infection.

Spent the entire campaign with Double-A Trenton, posting a 3.96 ERA (28 ER/63.2 IP) and three saves in 27 appearances, all but seven as a reliever ... struck out 70 while issuing just 20 walks ... Was 1-2 with a 3.53 ERA (14 ER/35.2 IP) in 20 relief appearances, and 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA (14 ER/28.0 IP) in seven starts ... Tossed 9.2 scoreless innings in five outings, July 21-August 4, holding the opponent to a .147 average, walking none and striking out 14 ... Was 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA (5 ER/15.1 IP) in eight July outings, including one start ... Tossed a season-high 6.0 shutout innings in his final start of the season, September 4 vs. Reading.

Went 10-7 with a 3.38 ERA (49 ER/130.2 IP) and one complete game in 25 games (24 starts) with Double-A Trenton ... made a spot start with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, August 26 at Pawtucket (4.1 IP, 3 ER) … Tied for second in the organization in wins … Held opponents to a .243 (123-for-506) batting average … had a 17.0-inning scoreless streak from August 9-26 … Had a season-high 11 strikeouts in 6.0 shutout innings, August 21 vs. Richmond.

Combined with Single-A Charleston and Single-A Tampa to go 10-9 with a 3.67 ERA (48 ER/117.2 IP) in 27 starts ... ranked sixth among Yankees minor leaguers in ERA and tied for third in strikeouts and wins … named a SAL mid-season All-Star and, following the season, was tabbed an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com … Opponents batted .228 (99-for-435), including a .188 (55-for-292) mark by right-handed batters … Made his first 18 starts with Charleston, going 5-7 with a 3.10 ERA (27 ER/78.1 IP) … Recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts in 6.0 scoreless innings, April 24 at Delmarva ... named SAL Pitcher of the Week on April 28. w Marked the most strikeouts by a RiverDogs pitcher since Charleston became a Yankees affiliate in 2005 … Recorded 23.1 consecutive scoreless innings from April 19-May 10 ... transferred to Tampa on July 16 and went 5-2 with a 4.81 ERA (21 ER/39.1 IP).

In his pro debut, went 1-2 with a 1.89 ERA (10 ER/47.2 IP) and a .195 opponent batting average (33-for-169) in 13 outings (nine starts) for Single-A Staten Island ... promoted to Double-A Trenton, August 29, and made one start.