About AJ Smith-Shawver

AJ Smith-Shawver (born November 20, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career
Smith-Shawver grew up in Colleyville, Texas and attended Colleyville Heritage High School, where he played baseball and football. He was Colleyville Heritage's starting quarterback and passed for 2,616 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior. He stopped pitching to focus on football, and was named All-Area by the Dallas Morning News as a third baseman after batting .344 with 20 RBIs. Smith-Shawver committed to play both college baseball and college football at Texas Tech University.