Reynolds played parts of three seasons with the Kansas City A's, seeing the most action in 1965 (90 games) batting just .237. In 1966 he played in the Pacific Coast League at Vancouver batting .248. That November he was drafted Rule V by the New York Mets.
Reynolds would be the fourth outfielder for the 1967 Mets team, that finished up in tenth place at 61-101 under Wes Westrum (151 games) & Salty Parker (11 games).
He debuted for the Mets on Opening Day 1967 entering the game in the 8th inning & playing left field. In the third game of the year he homered for the only Mets run against the Phillies at Connie Mack stadium. Reynolds struggled to bat near .200 most of the year.

Reynolds fin
ished the year batting .206 with 2 HRs one double a .278 on base % & nine RBIs. He played in 72 outfield games with New York. That off season he was taken away, Rule V by the Oakland A's.

Retirement: After his playing days he coach with the Oakland A's (1989-1995) winning a World Series there in the 1989 Earthquake Series in the Bay Area. He then coached in St. Louis in 1996 under Tony Larussa just as in Oakland.
Family: Reynolds is the cousin of former MLB player Floyd Robinson who played nine years in the major leagues as an outfielder. Floyd played seven seasons with Chicago White Sox, hitting over .300 there three times in the sixties.
Robinson was third in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1961 & made the Topps All Star Rookie Team. He would receive votes for the MVP Award four times in his career. In 1962 he led the AL in RBIs batting .312 (third in the NL) with 109 RBIs (4th in the NL) & 11 HRs. That year he led the Midwest League in batting .332 with a .384 on base % & tied for the lead in RBIs (88). He hit .301 again in 1964 for the last time.
In 1967 he played with the Cincinnati Reds then in 1968 he played for both the Oakland A's & The Boston Red Sox. Robinson was a lifetime .283 hitter with 67 HRs 426 RBIs & a .36 on base %.
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