Mark Reynolds (baseball)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other persons named Mark Reynolds, see Mark Reynolds (disambiguation).

**Mark Reynolds**

Arizona Diamondbacks — No. 27
Third baseman
Born: August 3, 1983 (1983-08-03) (age 24) Pikeville, Kentucky
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 16, 2007 for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Selected MLB statistics (through 2008)
Batting average	.266
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	90
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (2007-present)

Mark Andrew Reynolds (born August 3, 1983 in Pikeville, Kentucky) is a current third baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Reynolds attended First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia and the University of Virginia, playing primarily at shortstop.

Reynolds was drafted in the 16th round (476th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.

Reynolds made his major league debut on May 16, 2007, against the Colorado Rockies. He had been called up from Double-A Mobile when Chad Tracy was placed on the disabled list. Reynolds made an instant impact with the Diamondbacks, driving in 14 runs in his first 15 MLB games.

Reynolds is the latest of a number of players from the Tidewater, Virginia region to make it to the major leagues as a third baseman in recent years, a list that includes David Wright, Ryan Zimmerman, B.J. Upton, Justin Upton, and Michael Cuddyer.

Reynolds is often referred to by Arizona Diamondbacks analyst Mark Grace as 'The Sheriff'.

Reynolds ended the season 3rd among NL rookies in strikeouts (129), 4th in runs (62), tied for 4th in triples (4), and tied for 6th in home runs (17).

[edit] 2007 Postseason

On October 3, 2007 Arizona faced the Chicago Cubs in the first game of the National League Division series. Reynolds' seventh inning home run off of Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol led the Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory.