Reggie Smith

Reggie Smith’s distinguished 17-year career in Major League Baseball included stints with the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. He was named to seven all-star teams and won a Gold Glove; he was also a member of the 1981 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Since retiring as a player in 1982, Smith has worked as a coach and front office executive. He has been with USA Baseball since 1999, serving as a hitting coach for American teams at the Pan American and Olympic Games (winning a gold medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympics), as well as the 2006 Olympic qualifying tournament in Cuba (gold medal), 2007 IBAF Baseball World Cup in Taiwan (gold medal) and the 2004 and 2009 World Baseball Classics. He owns and operates the Reggie Smith Baseball Centers in Los Angeles and the Lakeland Baseball Academy in Florida.