John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967), nicknamed “Smoltzie” and “Marmaduke,” is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, all but the last year with the Atlanta Braves.
Who is Kathryn Darden?
After marrying Dyan Struble, Smoltz also married Kathryn Darden. The couple met on a blind date in downtown Atlanta and became engaged soon after. They have two children together. The couple lives in Smoltz’s home, a gated community on 19 acres. In a 2011 interview with the Washington Post, Smoltz revealed that they plan to start a family together
Smoltz called her a ”Miracle from God”. He married Kathryn in front of 70 people that including family and friends, at his own home. Before marriage, Kathryn Darden lived with her family, i.e., her parents Frank Darden and Ellen Darden. Now she lives with her second husband, John, in Alpharetta, George.
She was married to Todd Dwight Waters and gave birth to two daughters. Likewise, John Adam Smoltz and Mary Smoltz are her father-in-law and mother-in-law, respectively.