Blake Smith

Married Mekila … Twitter: @B_Smith19...Attended the University of California-Berkley from 2007-09, where he was roommated with current major-league pitcher Tyson Ross … earned All-Pac-10 honors as a junior... Helped the USA Baseball National Collegiate Team capture the gold medal at the IV FISU World Collegiate Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic in 2008 … led Team USA to a 24-0 record with a team-best .327 average (18-55)...Is a 2006 graduate of Thomas Downey High School in Modesto, Calif.

2016

Spent most of the season with Class AAA Charlotte but also pitched for the White Sox in September...His contract was purchased from Charlotte on 9/6 … made his major-league debut on 9/10 vs. Kansas City, working a scoreless ninth inning … recorded his first career strikeout on 9/19 at Kansas City (Drew Butera)...Appeared in 39 games with the Knights … did not allow a run in 17 of his last 18 appearances...Limited right-handers to a .215 average (34-158) … posted a 1.98 ERA (9 ER/41.0 IP) over 20 road appearances...Recorded a 0.75 ERA (2 ER/24.0 IP) in 13 appearances after the break...Worked at least 2.0 IP in 12 of his first 15 appearances, including seven straight from 4/25-5/16...Struck out a season-high four on 5/9 at Norfolk, 6/22 at Durham and 8/19 at Gwinnett … worked 3.0 IP four times...Threw 15.0 consecutive scoreless IP over nine appearances from 6/26-8/1 … surrendered two runs on 8/5 vs. Norfolk before starting an eight-game scoreless stretch on 8/11...Did not allow a run over his final eight appearances (16.0 IP) prior to being recalled by Chicago...Was returned to the White Sox by San Diego on 3/27 after not making the Padres Opening Day roster.

2015

Combined to go 2-5 with a 2.89 ERA (17 ER, 53.0 IP) and 64 strikeouts against 27 walks with a .226 opponents batting average and three saves in six opportunities over 44 relief appearances between Double-A Tulsa, Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte....Began the season with Tulsa in the Dodgers organization, posting a 1.62 ERA (3 ER, 16.2 IP) and 16 strikeouts against nine walks over 16 relief appearances before being acquired by the Chicago White Sox on 5/23 in exchange for LHP Eric Surkamp....Finished the season with 28 total relief appearances, including 24 with Triple-A Charlotte and four with Double-A Birmingham.