Graduated from Palm Beach Central High School (Wellington, Fla.), where he was ranked as the No. 1 shortstop in Florida and the No. 53 prospect nationally by Perfect Game following his senior year in 2022...was ranked as the No. 84 draft prospect by MLB Pipeline heading into the 2022 MLB Draft, but went undrafted due to his strong commitment to Florida State...Also played basketball and indoor volleyball before falling in love and focusing on baseball - credits his grandma for introducing him to the sport...Was named a second-team All-American by Perfect Game and Baseball America as a sophomore in 2024, batting .387 (104-for-269) with 22 doubles, 16 home runs, 57 RBI and a .488 on-base percentage for the Seminoles...Smith's .387 batting average was the highest from a Florida State player since Tyler Holt in 2009 (.401) and his 104 hits were the most since Buster Posey in 2008 (119)...Selected by Chicago (NL) in the first round (14th overall) of the 2024 draft...was recommended by Cubs area scout, Ike Ballou...Was the key prospect return for the Astros in the trade that sent OF Kyle Tucker to the Cubs on Dec. 13, 2024, joined by IF Isaac Paredes and RHP Hayden Wesneski from the Cubs in exchange for Tucker...After a phenomenal Spring Training where he batted .342 (13-for-38) with eight runs scored, three triples, four homers and 11 RBI, Smith made the Opening Day roster...with only 32 career Minor League games, the emotional moment of his mom delivering the news in the Astros clubhouse was caught on camera and posted on Astros socials before the team's exhibition game against the Triple-A Space Cowboys on March 25...Chose the number 11 as a tribute to Mike Martin, his former coach at Florida State, after seeing his college number, 24, has been retired for Jimmy Wynn since 2005...Cam credits the use of meditation to help him focus and handle pressure before and during games...he initially used the Calm App to help him with his meditation, but now uses Reggae music as a relaxation tool, with Bob Marley and the Wailers as one of his top choices within the genre...Smith grew up in Lake Worth, Fla., located approximately 30 minutes from the Astros Spring Training Complex in West Palm Beach, Fla.
2025
The 2024 first-round pick entered his second professional season as the consensus top-ranked prospect in the Astros system and one of the top third-base prospects in all of baseball...Made his first Opening Day roster and earned the start in right field for his MLB debut...went 1-for-3 with a single in the second inning for his first Major League hit...was the second-youngest Astros position player (22 years old) to make his MLB debut as a starter on Opening Day...the youngest was Rusty Staub (19 years old) in 1963...Was a Gold Glove Award finalist for the first time in his career, putting together a phenomenal campaign in right field...the rookie outfielder ranked first in zone rating (.900), second in fielding percentage (.992) and T-third in assists (six) among AL right fielders...The 22-year-old rookie outfielder batted .236 (104-for-441) with 55 runs, 21 doubles, three triples, nine home runs, 51 RBI, 43 walks, eight stolen bases and a .671 OPS in 134 games...Began the season as the Astros' starting right fielder, batting .277 (81-for-292) with 39 runs scored, 16 doubles, two triples and seven homers in his first 82 games before the All-Star Break...later transitioned to a platoon role after the Trade Deadline...Among AL rookies, ranked first in games, T-first in triples (three), fourth in doubles (21), fourth in runs (55), fourth in RBI (51) and sixth in hits (104)...Mashed his first Major League home run in his ninth career game on April 11 vs. LAA, a two-run shot to left field off RHP Ian Anderson...In May, he hit .307 (23-for-75) with seven doubles, seven RBI, nine walks and a .788 OPS in 22 games...On June 17 at ATH, recorded his second career multi-homer game (also, April 18 vs. SD)...became the fourth youngest Astros player to record four hits and two home runs...the three younger players were Joe Morgan (21.292), Carlos Correa (21.197) and Rusty Staub (20.081)...lastly, became the second player in franchise history to record at least two multi-homer games in a player's first 59 career games, joining Yordan Alvarez in 2019, who had three multi-homer games in that span.
2024
Had a strong professional debut in 2024, batting .313 (36-for-115) with 20 runs scored, five doubles, four triples, seven home runs, 24 RBI, two stolen bases and a 1.004 OPS (.396 OBP/.609 SLG) through a combined 32 games between the Low A, High A and Double A levels in the Cubs system...homered in six consecutive games from Aug. 20-25 while with Low A Myrtle Beach, also batting .556 (10-for-18) with eight RBI over that span...he became the first player in Myrtle Beach's 25-year history to homer in six consecutive games and the streak was the longest in MiLB in 2024...was named the Carolina League Player of the Week on Aug. 25 as part of the homer streak...was promoted to High A South Bend on Aug. 27 and then Double A Tennessee on Sept. 10...also appeared in the Southern League playoffs with Double A Tennessee, going 2-for-10 with three runs scored, a home run, three RBI and two walks in three games.
