Kevin Smith was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 4th round of the 2017 amateur draft. The East Greenbush, New York native was in his junior year at the University of Maryland when he was drafted by the Blue Jays, and this was the first time he had ever heard his name called in the draft (he went undrafted out of high school).
While he was with the Terps, the infielder would suit up in 177 games over the course of three years and would slash .