R.J. Reynolds

Robert James Reynolds (born April 19, 1959 in Sacramento, California) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1983-1990. He also played three seasons in Japan for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales and Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1991-1993. Reynolds broke in as a September call-up with the Dodgers in 1983. He spent 1984 and most of 1985 with the Dodgers, playing in more than half ... more

Robert James Reynolds (born April 19, 1959 in Sacramento, California) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1983-1990. He also played three seasons in Japan for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales and Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1991-1993. Reynolds broke in as a September call-up with the Dodgers in 1983. He spent 1984 and most of 1985 with the Dodgers, playing in more than half the team's games. On 31 August 1985, just before the trade deadline, the Dodgers obtained third baseman Bill Madlock from the Pirates to shore up their run for the playoffs. Three days later, Reynolds was sent to Pittsburgh (along with Cecil Espy and Sid Bream) as a player to be named later. Reynolds continued to play consistently with the Pirates, appearing in all three outfield positions and hitting near the Major League average. He played in all six games of the 1990 NLCS, getting two hits and two walks in ten at-bats as the Pirates fell to... less