Brick Smith  Brick Dudley Smith (born May 2, 1959) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He is an alumnus of Wake Forest University. Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, Smith made his MLB debut with the Yankees on September 13, 1987 and appeared in his final MLB game on April 23, 1988.  , or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)