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Tony Smith
Tony Smith
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Tony Smith joins the Wildcats as a volunteer assistant, continuing an impressive career in both baseball and softball. Smith pitched four seasons in Independent League Baseball before spending four years as Director of Pitching, Arm Care, and Overhand Throwing at Athletes HQ. He most recently spent two years as a Player Development coach for the Erie Seawolves, Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, assisting in the development of current Tigers Spencer Torkelson, No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, and Riley Greene, fifth overall selection in the 2019 MLB Draft. He also served as the pitching coach for the Schaumburg Boomers (2017-2019), helping them to a 2017 Frontier League Championship with the lowest team ERA in the league.

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