Between 1989 and 1996, American outfielder John Dwight Smith Sr. competed for the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, and Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball. He and the Braves won the World Series in 1995.
He passed away on Friday at the age of 58
Smith went to Spartanburg Methodist College and Wade Hampton High School in Varnville, South Carolina.
He played for the Chicago Cubs in his Major League Baseball debut in 1989. In the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year, Smith came in second place to teammate Jerome Walton, who received 22 of the 24 first-place votes.
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Dwight Smith was survived by his wife Cheryl
One son and two girls were born to Smith and his wife, Cheryl. Dwight Smith Jr., his son, has participated in MLB. On July 22, 2022, Smith passed away.
Smith had a career-high.324 batting average with 111 hits in his first season. In the 1989 National League Championship Series, which the Cubs lost to the San Francisco Giants, he batted just 3-for-15 for the team.