BATON ROUGE, La. -- Former LSU pitcher Riley Smith has been promoted to the MLB active roster of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Smith, who pitched at LSU in 2016, will join the Diamondbacks in Phoenix for their series versus the Colorado Rockies.
Smith, the Diamondbacks' 24th-round draft choice in 2016, is the 19th LSU player coached by Paul Mainieri to reach the big leagues. Smith has excelled in Arizona's minor league organization, posting 23 wins and a 3.64 ERA in 98 career appearances.
Smith, a native of Lufkin, Texas, joined the LSU squad for the 2016 season after transferring from San Jacinto North College in Houston.