Reggie Willits
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| Reggie Willits | |
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — No. 77 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 30, 1981 Chickasha, Oklahoma |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 26, 2006 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
| Career statistics (through 2009 season) |
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| Batting average | .265 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 49 |
| Stolen bases | 38 |
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Reggie Gene Willits (born May 30, 1981 in Chickasha, Oklahoma) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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[edit] Early life
Reggie is the son of Gene and Judy Willits of Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. He attended junior high and high school at Fort Cobb-Broxton. He is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma, and he played junior college baseball at Seminole State in Seminole, Oklahoma.
[edit] Career
Willits was drafted by the Angels in the 7th round (210th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. Willits made his Major League Baseball debut with the Angels on April 26, 2006.
[edit] Personal
Willits married Amber Klugh of Fort Cobb; they have two children, Jaxon and Eli. Reggie has thirteen sisters, Jill, Karlie, Jane, Cathy, Courtney, Wilma, Joanne, Joan, Jackie, Janice, Allison, Cooper and Wendi, who won a championship playing for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.
Willits and his wife began building a home in 2003 in Fort Cobb, with the first completed structure a standalone 90-by-35 foot batting cage. Willits decided to save money and work on his game by moving the family into the batting cage, outfitted with an open plan. In 2007, the home was finally completed. Reggie was named after Reggie Jackson. Coincidently, Willits' first son is named Jaxon. Reggie and his wife have a second son Eli Willits born December 9, 2007.[1] He is a member of the "Reggie Cleveland All-Stars", a list by ESPN.com Page 2 columnist Bill Simmons of players named as though they belonged to a different race.
[edit] References
- ^ Lee Jenkins (July 1, 2007). "Life in a Cage: Baby Sleeps, Mom Cooks, Dad Bats". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/sports/01cage.html?hp. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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