Canaan Smith-Njigba

Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 230lb (183cm, 104kg)

Born: April 30, 1999 in Dallas, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rockwall-Heath HS (Heath, TX).

High School: Rockwall-Heath HS (Heath, TX)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.147 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Canaan Elijah Smith-Njigba

Pronunciation: \KAY-nin smith-in-JIG-buh\

Twitter: @CanaanSmith_

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

.135

RBI

OBP

.250

SLG

.243

OPS

.493

OPS+

2017 Player Batting Game Log

2017 Player Batting Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
1	2017-06-26	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Braves	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
2	2017-06-27	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Braves	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
3	2017-06-28	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Tigers East	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
4	2017-06-29	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Tigers East	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
5	2017-06-30	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Phillies	5	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
July			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
6	2017-07-04	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Yankees West	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
7	2017-07-05	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Tigers West	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
8	2017-07-06	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Tigers West	6	5	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	pdH	0
9	2017-07-07	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Blue Jays	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
10	2017-07-10	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Tigers East	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
11	2017-07-12	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Braves	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
12	2017-07-13	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Braves	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
13	2017-07-14	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Pirates	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	LF	0
14	2017-07-15	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Pirates	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
15	2017-07-17	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Phillies	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
16	2017-07-19	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Yankees West	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
17	2017-07-19 (2)	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Yankees West	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
18	2017-07-20	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Yankees West	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
19	2017-07-21	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Tigers West	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
20	2017-07-24	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Blue Jays	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
21	2017-07-25	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Blue Jays	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
22	2017-07-26	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Tigers East	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
23	2017-07-26 (2)	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Tigers East	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	pdH	0
24	2017-07-27	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Tigers East	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
25	2017-07-28	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Braves	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	LF	0
26	2017-07-29	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Braves	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
27	2017-08-01	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Pirates	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	1
28	2017-08-01 (2)	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Pirates	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
29	2017-08-02	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Phillies	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	1
30	2017-08-03	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Phillies	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
31	2017-08-03 (2)	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Phillies	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
32	2017-08-04	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Yankees West	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
33	2017-08-07	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Tigers West	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	LF	0
34	2017-08-07 (2)	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Tigers West	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
35	2017-08-08	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Tigers West	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
36	2017-08-09	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Blue Jays	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
37	2017-08-10	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Blue Jays	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
38	2017-08-11	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Tigers East	6	5	1	4	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
39	2017-08-14	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Braves	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
40	2017-08-15	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Braves	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	RF	0
41	2017-08-16	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Pirates	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
42	2017-08-17	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Pirates	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	LF	0
43	2017-08-18	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Phillies	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	RF	0
44	2017-08-19	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Phillies	6	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	RF	0
45	2017-08-21	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Yankees West	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
46	2017-08-21 (2)	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Yankees West	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
47	2017-08-22	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Yankees West	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
48	2017-08-23	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Tigers West	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
49	2017-08-24	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Tigers West	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
50	2017-08-25	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Pirates	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
51	2017-08-26	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Pirates	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
52	2017-08-28	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Tigers East	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	LF	0
53	2017-08-29	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Tigers East	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
54	2017-08-29 (2)	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Tigers East	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
55	2017-08-30	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Braves	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
56	2017-08-31	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East	@	GCL Braves	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
September			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
57	2017-09-01	Rk-GULF	GCL Yankees East		GCL Pirates	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0

2017 Player Batting Splits

2017 Player Batting Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	57	237	187	29	54	10	0	5	28	5	3	46	44	.289	.430	.423	.853	79	3	2	0	2	0

Home	28	106	81	13	17	2	0	4	11	1	3	22	20	.210	.377	.383	.760	31	2	1	0	2	0
Away	29	131	106	16	37	8	0	1	17	4	0	24	24	.349	.473	.453	.926	48	1	1	0	0	0

vs RHP as LHB	56	185	141		41	8	0	5	24			42	30	.291	.454	.454	.908	64	2	1	0	1	0
vs LHP as LHB	27	52	46		13	2	0	0	4			4	14	.283	.346	.326	.672	15	1	1	0	1	0

June	5	24	16	3	5	2	0	0	4	0	0	8	7	.313	.542	.438	.979	7	0	0	0	0	0
July	21	88	73	9	16	2	0	2	10	2	0	13	18	.219	.341	.329	.670	24	2	1	0	1	0
August	30	121	95	16	32	6	0	3	14	3	3	24	19	.337	.471	.495	.966	47	1	1	0	1	0
September	1	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	0	0	0	0	0

2 outs, RISP	32	39	33		9	2	0	0	6			5	6	.273	.385	.333	.718	11	0	1	0	0	0

vs. Younger Pitchers	9	17	10		2	0	0	1	4			6	3	.200	.471	.500	.971	5	1	0	0	1	0
vs. Older Pitchers	57	220	177		52	10	0	4	24			40	41	.294	.427	.418	.845	74	2	2	0	1	0

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