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Chicago Cubs Top Draft Pick Continues Historic Run with Yet Another Homer on Sunday

Cam Smith out of Florida State is making quite the impact at Single-A for the Chicago Cubs.

Brady Farkas

Florida State first baseman Daniel Cantu (32), right, is patted on the back by infielder Cam Smith (24) during the fourth inning of an NCAA baseball matchup at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville, Fla. Florida State defeated Florida 14-3.
Florida State first baseman Daniel Cantu (32), right, is patted on the back by infielder Cam Smith (24) during the fourth inning of an NCAA baseball matchup at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville, Fla. Florida State defeated Florida 14-3. / Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK
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Update, Monday AM: Sith homered again on Sunday and has now connected for a blast in six straight games. With just 14 pro games under his belt, he has already been promoted to South Bend.

UPDATE, Sunday AM: Smith homered again on Saturday, and has now set the record. He has homered in five straight games, which is a record for the Pelicans.

Friday was a historic night for Chicago Cubs top prospect Cam Smith, who is currently playing at Single-A Myrtle Beach.

Per Myrtle Beach Pelicans broadcaster Sam Weiderhaft:

With this home run, Cam Smith ties a franchise record and becomes the first Pelican since 2006 to hit a home run in four consecutive games.

It’s his second full series in Single-A.

The 21-year-old Smith was drafted by the Cubs in the first round of the MLB Draft this past July. He played his college ball at Florida State and helped the Seminoles get to the College World Series.

He is currently ranked the No. 8 prospect in the organization, per MLB.com. The following comes from a portion of his MLB.com prospect profile:

After a rough freshman season with the Seminoles, he made some changes to his stance and approach and starred in the Cape Cod League, where scouts voted him the summer circuit's top prospect. He earned All-America honors and led Florida State to the College World Series by batting .387 with 16 homers this spring, a prelude to going 14th overall in the Draft and signing for $5,070,700.

Thus far, Smith is hitting .317 with four homers, nine RBI and six stolen bases. He's played just 12 games in his professional career.

At the major league level, the Cubs won 6-3 on Friday night against the Miami Marlins. They are currently 64-65 on the season. They are in second place in the National League Central, though they are 10.0 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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