First baseman Dom Smith is now a free agent after exercising his out clause with the Yankees after spending two months playing for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Smith spent spring training with New York after the team signed him to a minor-league deal with an invite to major league camp.
With Giancarlo Stanton out to begin the season, Smith was hoping to make the roster as possibly a DH in Stanton’s absence or a backup first baseman. The 29-year-old had a strong spring, too, hitting .297 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 37 at-bats, but he was ultimately released.
A week later, he signed with the Yanks once again and was assigned to Triple-A.
After a rough April, Smith turned it on in May and slashed .317/.389/.622 with seven home runs and 22 RBI. He’s now hoping to turn that hot month into a major league contract somewhere else.
A former Met for six seasons, Smith last played in the majors in 2024, splitting time between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds.
The lefty-swinging first baseman is a career .246 hitter and has 64 home runs across 693 games.
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