R. J. Reynolds

R. J. Reynolds is one of those quietly solid players who never quite became a household name but earned every at-bat he got. A West Virginia kid who broke into the majors with the Dodgers and then found a real home with the Pittsburgh Pirates through the late '80s, he was the kind of dependable outfielder a roster genuinely needs — not flashy, but reliable. What I find genuinely cool about his career is that after the big leagues wound down, he didn't hang up his cleats; he packed his bags for Japan and played for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales and Kintetsu Buffaloes into the early '90s. That willingness to adapt and keep competing across two baseball cultures says something real about his character. Not every guy has that kind of hunger.

Name (English)

R. J. Reynolds

Name (Japanese)

ロバート・レイノルズ

Reading

ろばーと・れいのるず

Born

April 19, 1959 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

West Virginia, United States

Height

183 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.J.%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)

Tags

• West Virginia
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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