Alex Smith (coach)

Alex Smith

• Bats Right?, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lbs.
• School Cornell University
• High School Greenwich High School

• Born ~1993

Biographical Information

Alex Smith was named by the Chicago Cubs as a major league coach responsible for data development and process for the 2023 season.

As can be guessed by his title, Alex did not come up through the playing ranks. Instead, he obtained a bachelor's degree in applied science from Cornell University in 2015, while also working as a baseball operations intern with the New York Mets during the summer of 2014. He then joined the Cubs in January 2015 [1], at a time when General Manager Theo Epstein wanted to change the culture of the organization by introducing analytics in what had been a very conservative team. He worked in the baseball operations department for five years with increasing levels of responsibility. Smith was a Baseball Operations Assistant in 2016-2018 and Baseball Operations Coordinator in 2019-2020. In 2021 his title changed to Coordinator for Major League Data and Development followed by Assistant Director for Major League Data and Development in 2022.

Smith was promoted to a coaching position in November of 2022 with the mission of creating a link between the analytics department and the coaching staff.

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