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Day off Saturday Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Smith will head to the bench for the first time this season after collecting hits in five of his last six games. Joey Loperfido will replace him in right field and bat sixth.

APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE

Astros' Cam Smith swings three times, still walks in bizarre MLB moment | Sporting News Astros’ Cam Smith swung three times and still walked against the Red Sox in one of MLB’s strangest moments, as no one noticed the count erro...

APRIL 2 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

He whiffed at Strike 3 ... then walked? Inside a bizarre plate appearance HOUSTON -- A strikeout and a walk in one plate appearance is something that’s not supposed to happen in baseball. Fortunately for Astros rig...

APRIL 1 • MLB.COM

Umpire loses track of count, leading to walk instead of strikeout for Astros' Cam Smith vs. Red Sox

Plate umpire Mark Wegner acknowledged he lost track of the count during Cam Smith’s nine-pitch walk in the fifth inning of the Houston Astros’ 9-2 win over the Boston Red Sox

APRIL 1 • Associated Press

Hits first home run of season Smith went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 9-2 win over the Red Sox.

Impact Smith took Jovani Moran deep in the seventh inning for his first home run of the season. Smith entered play Tuesday with just two hits in 21 trips to the plate, but he's now reached base five times over the last two games and has drawn five walks in six games this season after walking just 8.7 percent of the time in 2025. Smith is competing for at-bats with Jake Meyers, Joey Loperfido and Brice Matthews in the Houston outfield, but the Astros want Smith to take hold of right field.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

Brown and Alvarez lead Astros past scuffling Red Sox 9-2 for 4th straight win

Hunter Brown pitched six smooth innings, Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in two runs, and the Houston Astros routed the Boston Red Sox 9-2 for their fourth straight win

APRIL 1 • Associated Press

Astros' Cam Smith takes early MLB lead in important stat | Sporting News Smith is still a special young talent.

MARCH 30 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Homers Sunday Smith went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's Grapefruit League matchup against the Nationals.

Impact Smith opened the scoring Sunday with a 440-foot blast off Orlando Ribalta, his first long ball this spring. After going 2-for-13 in his first six Grapefruit League contests, Smith has gone 3-for-6 with a pair of extra-base hits in his last two games. It's certainly a positive sign for the 23-year-old, as he looks to claim a spot on Houston's Opening Day roster.

MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE

Cam Smith can lift Astros to great heights | Sporting News He's an X-factor kind of player.

FEBRUARY 15 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Will play some CF this spring Astros manager Joe Espada said Tuesday that Smith will play some center field during spring training, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Smith learned right field on the fly last season and took surprisingly well to it, so the Astros will push him further to see if he can learn a more demanding position. Right field remains Smith's best spot to earn a starting job, but more opportunities could be opened if he shows he can adequately handle center field. Smith slashed .236/.312/.358 with nine home runs and a 27.8 percent strikeout rate across 134 games during his rookie season.

FEBRUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Not guaranteed roster spot Astros general manager Dana Brown said Wednesday that Smith could begin next season at Triple-A Sugar Land "if he hasn't turned the corner," Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Impact Brown remains high on Smith's potential, saying he "could be a star one day," but added that "we're going to need him to be more consistent." Smith forced his way onto the Astros' Opening Day roster with a huge showing in spring training, but he went on to slash just .236/.312/.358 with nine home runs and a 27.8 percent strikeout rate across 134 contests. The rookie started only six of the Astros' final 20 games, including just two of their final 16 tilts versus right-handed pitching. Smith did play a surprisingly-solid right field, a position he had never manned before. Slated to turn 23 in February, Smith should enter spring training with a chance to win a starting job, but some seasoning in the minors might not be the worst thing for him and the Astros. The 2024 first-round pick has logged just 32 games and 134 plate appearances at the minor-league level.

NOVEMBER 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Athletics beat slumping Astros 5-1 as slumping Houston falls out of playoff position

The slumping Houston Astros fell out of playoff position, managing just three hits against Jeffrey Springs and three Athletics relievers in a 5-1 loss

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Smacks ninth homer Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against Atlanta.

Impact Smith has fallen into a short-side platoon, with Sunday marking his first start in Houston's last five games. He homered for the first time since Aug. 24 and for only the second time since June 28. While he's lost playing time and hasn't delivered much fantasy-relevant production of late, Smith has held his own with a 92 wRC+ across 473 plate appearances in his age-22 season.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Albies drives in 3 and León homers in 1st start since 2023 as Braves beat Astros 8-3

Ozzie Albies drove in three runs with two hits, including a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth, Sandy León homered and also drove in three runs in his first start in more than t...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Grisham's grand slam powers Yankees to 7-1 win over Astros

Trent Grisham hit his second grand slam in five days and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice to lead the New York Yankees to a 7-1 win over the Houston Astros

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 • Associated Press

Tallies multiple hits Smith went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Monday against the Angels.

Impact Smith performed poorly in August, hitting only .147 across 22 games and 68 at-bats. His performance Monday marked his first multi-hit game since Aug. 11, a span of 12 starts. Smith has started to lose playing time against right-handed pitching and that will likely continue unless he can get back on track at the plate.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Altuve's homer and Garcia's strong return power the Astros past the Angels, 8-3

Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer and an RBI single and Ramón Urías also went deep to back up a strong start from Luis Garcia and lead the Houston Astros to an 8-3 win over the Los A...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 • Associated Press

Peraza's clutch 2-run hit in the ninth lifts Angels over Astros 4-1

Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1

AUGUST 31, 2025 • Associated Press

Cristian Javier's six no-hit innings lead Astros to 2-0 win over Angels

Cristian Javier didn’t give up a hit in six innings and three relievers completed the two-hitter to help the Houston Astros to a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels Friday night

AUGUST 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Breaks homer drought Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Rockies.

Impact Smith has struggled at the plate recently, entering Wednesday's contest hitless with eight strikeouts in his last 16 at-bats. While the 22-year-old only notched one hit Wednesday, the long ball was Smith's first in 171 plate appearances, a streak that dated back to June 29. Smith is slashing .242/.311/.364 with eight home runs in 437 plate appearances this season.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Breaks homer drought Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Rockies.

Impact Smith has struggled at the plate recently, entering Wednesday's contest hitless with eight strikeouts in his last 16 at-bats. While the 22-year-old only notched one hit Wednesday, it was a roundtripper. The long ball was Smith's first in 171 plate appearances, a streak that dates back to June 29. Smith is slashing .242/.311/.364 with eight home runs in 437 plate appearances this season.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Valdez spins 7 scoreless, Yordan homers as Astros top Rockies HOUSTON -- Perhaps this will be the game that gets Astros left-hander Framber Valdez back on track for the push to the playoffs. Valdez won...

AUGUST 28, 2025 • MLB.COM

Alvarez and Valdez help the Astros knock off the Rockies 4-0

Yordan Alvarez homered for the first time since returning from a fractured right hand, helping Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0

AUGUST 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Fading into platoon role Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

Impact The Astros are holding Smith out of the lineup for a third straight matchup with a right-handed starter (Tanner Gordon), with the rookie's drop in playing time coming while he's slashing just .145/.203/.182 in August. Even if Smith is able to show improvement at the dish in his future starts, he may not get the chance to reclaim a full-time role over the final five weeks of the season after Houston reinstated Yordan Alvarez (hand) from the injured list Tuesday to make their corner-outfield ranks more crowded.

AUGUST 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Report: Astros urged to make move on struggling Cam Smith | Sporting News While Houston Astros rookie Cam Smith continues to fall into a slump this season, could the team make a move on him before the start of the...

AUGUST 26, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

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