A total of 115 have combined Smoak's current line-drive rate with his current swinging strike rate, and that group collectively hit .291 with a .360 on-base percentage, and only 19 even had a .200 ...

Smoak wanted his dad to fulfill his dream of playing catch with his son and seeing him hit at the Gamecocks’ new $36 million Carolina Stadium. “I told him, ‘This is your team, Justin.’ ...

Smoak continued to struggle after the move to Seattle, but after a demotion to Triple-A over the summer, Smoak rose from the ashes in a September call-up, hitting a robust .340/.421/.580 in a small ...

Justin Smoak and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a two-year, $8.25 million contract extension in-season with a team option for 2019In mid-May, it looked like Blue Jays first-baseman and former ...

Even on a team that shares woe as liberally as the Mariners, Justin Smoak is a standout catastrophe. The 25-year-old first baseman, the best prospect Seattle acquired in the 2010 Cliff Lee trade ...

Smoak, 34, surprised his two young daughters in a homecoming video posted on social media by his wife, Kristin. So Justin made a terribly tough decision.

Justin Smoak really earned his player of the week honour. On Monday, the Blue Jays first baseman was named the American League player of the week — although more accurately, he was the player of ...

Approaching Justin Smoak at his locker, I tried to imagine what must be churning through his mind these days. For nearly five years, Smoak loomed as a feared slugger in the heart of the Blue Jays ...

For #bluejays fans wondering if there's role for Justin Smoak when Bautista returns just signed to $8.5M guaranteed 2 yrs +$6M option '19 — Richard Griffin (@RGriffinStar) July 16, 2016 ...

Smoak’s option will bring the total value of his contract to three years and $16.25MM, and getting some good young talent back for Smoak in a trade would be the icing on the cake of what has ...

9:38am: Smoak will earn $4MM in 2020 and has a $1MM buyout on a $5.5MM option for the 2021 season, Passan tweets. Smoak made a long-awaited break-out at the plate in 2017 and followed that up with ...

In one of the most anticipated roster moves of 2010, the Texas Rangers promoted highly-touted prospect Justin Smoak last Friday. In six games since being called up, the switch-hitting first ...