Reggie Smith
Reggie Smith was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States on April 2nd, 1945 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 79, Reggie Smith biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Playing career
Smith grew up in Los Angeles, California, and attended Centennial High School in Compton, California. When playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1966, he won the International League batting championship with a.320 average. He was called up to the MLB late in the season and spent for the Boston Red Sox (1966–76), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1976–82), and San Francisco Giants (1982). He appeared in four World Series, including during his rookie 1967 season for the Red Sox and three (1977, 1978, and 1981) for the Dodgers. In the 1977 series, he scored three home runs.
Smith was traded from the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals along with Ken Tatum from the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals on October 26, 1973. He later called Boston a racial place and was chastised for Boston mayor Kevin White's remarks. Smith, Joe Ferguson, and Freddie Tisdale were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 15, 1976.
Don Sutton, a Dodger pitcher from 1978, went public with his assertion that Smith was a more valuable player to the Dodgers than the more celebrated Steve Garvey. Sutton and Garvey met in a famous clubhouse wrestling match. Tommy John, who played with Smith in Los Angeles, believed Smith was a great king. "He was a Don Baylor type, an outspoken enforcer, a guy who did his fanny off for us."
Smith was taunted by Giants fan Michael Dooley, who then threw a batting helmet at him in the 1981 season as a Dodgers fan. Smith stroded Candlestick Park and started punching him. He had been banned from the game, and Dooley was arrested. Smith joined the Giants as a free agent five months later.
Smith spent one season in San Francisco before moving to NPB with the Yomiuri Giants, earning him over a million dollars and the use of three automobiles. Smith was a reliable power-hitter for the Giants for two seasons, but he was often dissatisfied with the Yomiuri group's codified history, particularly baseball in Japan.
Career statistics
Smith had a.287 batting average in 1,987 games during 17 Major League seasons, with 2,020 hits, 363 triples, 314 home runs, 890 base on balls, 890 base on balls, and a.489 slugging percentage. He had a career with a.978 fielding percentage. He was a.234 (25-for-104), with 17 runs, 6 home runs, and 17 RBI in four World Series and four playoff series covering 32 games.
Coaching career
Smith rejoined the Dodgers, where he served as a mentor under Tommy Lasorda, a minor league coach, and a player growth official after his playing career ended.
Smith became involved with USA Baseball in 1999 as a hitting coach on the 1999 Professional Team at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Silver, Olympic qualifiers). In the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, where the US Team took home Gold, Smith served as the USA hitting coach. He also served as hitting coach for the 2007 IBAF Baseball World Cup in Taiwan (Gold). Smith served as hitting coach for Team USA during the 2006 World Baseball Classic, as well as as a hitting coach for the Bronze medal winning USA Baseball Olympic team in Beijing.
Smith has established a baseball academy in Encino, California, where he trains youth players, including Austin Wilson.
Smith was an assistant to the NL All Stars in 2021 as part of Dave Roberts' staff.