ATLANTA, GA – JULY 16: Dwight Smith No. 7 of the Atlanta Braves swings during a baseball game against the Montreal Fair on July 16, 1996 at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mitchell Leighton/Getty Images)
Dwight Smith, a member of the 1995 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves and an eight-year MLS veteran, died at the age of 58 on Friday.
Dwight Smith passed away on Friday, home to the 1995 world champion Atlanta Braves. He was 58 years old.
The Braves organization released a statement on his death on Friday afternoon after news of his death.
Brave: Death of Dwight Smith, member of the 1995 World Championships
Smith made 103 appearances for the Braves in the 1995 season, cutting 0.252/.327/.412 by three home runs and 21 regular season RBI in less than 150 games. On his way to the World Championships, though, he did well in a spot role for Atlanta, going 3 for 7 with a double and an RBI as he helped the club get a ring.
After that race to win the World Championship, Smith was initially drafted by the Cubs in 1984 and debuted in 1989. He went on to finish second in the NL Rookie of the Year vote that season and spent five seasons with Chicago. After jumping in in 1994, he spent two seasons with the Braves before retiring after the 1996 campaign.
As the organization reported, Smith is survived by his wife and three children, including Dwight Jr., who was a first-round pick by the Blue Jays in 2011 and was in the White Sox minor league system earlier this season before being released in May.
Smith will miss about Trust Park and the Braves organization.
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