Kevin McReynolds  Walter Kevin McReynolds (born October 16, 1959) is an American former baseball player who was an outfielder with a 12-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 1994. A two-time All-American from the University of Arkansas, he played professionally for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets of the National League and the Kansas City Royals of the American League. McReynolds was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He attended Sylvan Hills High School in Sherwood, Arkansas, where he played baseball. McReynolds was said to be one of the best high school players in Arkansas. McReynolds proved that by hitting .638, 15 home runs, and had 60 RBIs during the first 25 games of his senior year. He led his Bears team to the Arkansas Class AAA State Baseball Championship and was tournament MVP in 1978. McReynolds was named the 1978 Arkansas High School Baseball Player of the Year. In 2011, McReynolds became the school's first inductee to the National High School Hall of Fame. McReynolds was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers after his senior year of high school, but chose to attend the University of Arkansas where he played outfielder for the Razorbacks under scholarship. At Arkansas, McReynolds proved that the Razorbacks made a good move in giving him that scholarship. In his freshman year, McReynolds hit for a .282 batting average with eight home runs and 37 RBIs. That year Arkansas came in second in the College World Series in which McReynolds hit for a .566 batting average, with two home runs, two doubles and five RBIs. McReynolds got better as his college career progressed. In his junior year, McReynolds hit for a .386 batting average with 17 home runs and 57 RBIs as the Razorbacks finished second in the league and received a berth in the NCAA tournament. The San Diego Padres selected McReynolds with the sixth pick in the first round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft. He played in the minor leagues from 1981 to 1983. McReynolds played for the Class A-Advanced Reno Padres in Nevada, the Double-A Amarillo Gold Sox in Texas, and then the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars. In 1983, during his time in Las Vegas, McReynolds won the Pacific Coast League MVP. McReynolds made his major league debut for the Padres on June 2, 1983, against the Philadelphia Phillies; he hit a home run in his fourth at-bat.