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Atlanta Braves Legend Dwight Smith Dead At 58

ATLANTA, GA. (THECOUNT) — Former Major League Baseball outfielder Dwight Smith, who won a World Series as a member of the 1995 Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 58.

Smith played for the Cubs through the 1993 season, finishing with a .285 batting average with 32 homers and 159 RBI in 536 games.

He played for both the Angels and Orioles in the strike-shortened 1994 season before joining the Braves in 1995. Smith played in 111 games and nine in the playoffs as the franchise won their first World Series title while playing in Atlanta.

The outfielder played one more season in Atlanta in 1996 before retiring.

A cause of death was not provided.

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