Drew Smyly

Todd Andrew Smyly (born June 13, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers. Drew currently plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. Prior to his professional career, he played college baseball at the University of Arkansas. Smyly competed for the United States national baseball team, winning the silver medal in the 2011 Pan American Games.\n', ' Smyly attended Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas and the University of Arkansas, where he played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. As a redshirt freshman in 2009, Smyly came within two outs of pitching the first no-hitter at the NCAA Division I championship tournament in eighteen years.\n', ' During the summer following his strong 2009 season, Smyly pitched for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League where he played for a brief time under former New York Mets Manager Terry Collins. Serving in the Razorbacks starting rotation, Smyly was named All-SEC in 2010.\n', '