American outfielder John Dwight Smith Sr. played in Major League Baseball between 1989 and 1996 with the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, and Atlanta Braves. In 1995, he and the Braves won the World Series.
He passed away on Friday at the age of 58
Smith attended Wade Hampton High School and Spartanburg Methodist College in Varnville, South Carolina.
In 1989, he made his Major League Baseball debut for the Chicago Cubs. Smith lost to teammate Jerome Walton, who garnered 22 of the 24 first-place votes, in the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year.
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John Dwight Smith Jr. is a professional baseball outfielder with the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was born in the United States on October 26, 1992.
He has participated in Major League Baseball games for the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays.
Smith is the son of former MLB player Dwight Smith.
The Blue Jays selected Smith in the first round (53rd overall) of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. Smith attended McIntosh High School.