0 4 ▁for ▁the ▁Houston ▁Ast ros , ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁and ▁Arizona ▁Diam ond back s . ▁List ed ▁at ▁ 6 ' ▁ 3 ", ▁ 2 1 0 ▁lb ., ▁Reyn olds ▁batt ed ▁and ▁threw ▁right - hand ed . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bast rop , ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Reyn olds ▁attended ▁O u ach ita ▁Christian ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Mon roe , ▁Louisiana , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁three ▁All - State ▁se lections . ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁the ▁Fa ulk ner ▁University ▁in ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Alabama ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁two - time ▁South west ▁Conference ▁first ▁team ▁selection . ▁Even ▁though , ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁coach ▁often ▁made ▁the ▁comment ▁that ▁Reyn olds ▁was ▁a ▁far ▁better ▁player ▁at ▁basketball ▁than ▁baseball . ▁ ▁Major ▁League ▁career ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁selected ▁Reyn olds ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁ML B ▁D raft . ▁He ▁was ▁Houston ’ s ▁Open ing ▁Day ▁st arter ▁for ▁five ▁straight ▁seasons ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁team ▁win ▁four ▁division ▁titles , ▁while ▁ranking ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁National ▁League ▁pitch ers ▁in ▁strike outs ▁five ▁times ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁Houston , ▁Reyn olds ▁reached ▁double - digit ▁wins ▁four ▁times ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁selection ▁in ▁ 2