John Dwight Smith Sr. (November 8, 1963 – July 22, 2022) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for four teams from 1989 to 1996, primarily the Chicago Cubs.

[2][8] Though he batted .293 for Iowa,[9] he returned there for the start of the 1989 season because the Cubs felt that he needed to improve his defense.

[2] Smith batted 3-for-15 (.200) for the Cubs in the NL Championship Series (NLCS), which they lost to the San Francisco Giants.

[27] Smith signed a one-year contract worth $250,000 with the Atlanta Braves for the 1995 season, agreeing to be a bench player.

[30] In the 1995 World Series, Smith batted 1-for-2 with a walk, as the Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians in six games.

He signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, an expansion team set to debut in 1998, and they assigned him to the Mexico City Tigers of the Mexican League for the 1997 season.

[32] An injury to his sciatic nerve prevented Smith from playing, and the Devil Rays released him in May.

[34] In 1998, Smith played for the Rochester Red Wings, a minor league affiliate of the Orioles.

[4] On July 21, 1989, at Wrigley Field, Smith sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a game against the San Francisco Giants.

[38][39] Smith was arrested for driving under the influence and cannabis possession in Tyrone, Georgia, on November 22, 2003.

He was arrested for cocaine possession and driving with a suspended license in Peachtree City, Georgia, on September 6, 2006.