Dwight Smith, who as a rookie in 1989 helped the Chicago Cubs win the National League East title, died Friday. He was 58.
The Atlanta Braves, with whom Smith earned a World Series ring in 1995, tweeted the information Friday afternoon.
“We are saddened by the passing earlier today of Dwight Smith, an intetral member of our 1995 World Series Championship team,” the tweet learn.
Smith, a Tallahassee, Fla., native, was runner-up to Cubs teammate Jerome Walton for NL Rookie of the Year in 1989, when the Cubs completed 93-69 to win the East below supervisor Don Zimmer. They misplaced to the San Francisco Giants in 5 video games within the NL Championship Series.
Smith, an outfielder and pinch hitter in eight major-league seasons with the Cubs, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles and Braves, hit .324 in 111 video games as a rookie with a 141 OPS+. In 5 seasons in Chicago, he hit .285 with 32 dwelling runs and 159 RBIs with a 111 OPS+.
The Cubs additionally provided their condolences.
When the Cubs — who drafted Smith out of Spartanburg (S.C.) Methodist College in 1984 — launched him after the 1993 season, Smith was distraught.
“It hurt me,” Smith informed the Tribune on Dec. 27, 1993. “It was an organization that I loved. It was almost like home — and almost like your parents put you out.”
He cut up his 1994 season between the Angels and Orioles earlier than enjoying the ultimate two seasons of his profession with the Braves. In 813 major-league video games, Smith slashed .275/.341/.433 with a 103 OPS+ and a couple of.6 WAR.
His son, Dwight Smith Jr., 29, performed elements of 4 major-league seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and Orioles from 2017-20. He started this season with the Charlotte (N.C.) Knights, the Chicago White Sox’s Triple-A affiliate.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com