My Take
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.
Overview
Robert James Reynolds (born April 19, 1959) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1983 to 1990. He also played in Japan for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales and Kintetsu Buffaloes, from 1991 to 1993.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.