Former Brave arrested on drug charge

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Dwight Smith, a member of the 1995 World Series Atlanta Braves, was arrested Friday on a drug charge after a traffic stop in Peachtree City, police said.

Smith, 42, of Hyacinth Lane, Peachtree City was charged with possession of cocaine, driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance, police said. Smith, whose full name is John Dwight Smith, asked the officer to “give him a break” because he was a former major league baseball player, police said.

After Smith was told he would be arrested, he asked to say goodbye to his daughter, and as he did so he was seen removing an item from his pocket and placing under the nearby floor mat, police said. That item contained the suspected cocaine, police said.

A $7,000 bond was set in the case.

Smith was a role player on the 1995 World Series Braves team, getting just seven at-bats in the entire postseason and playing 25 games in the outfield during the regular season.

Smith earned an estimated $3.1 million over his career, according to a listing on Baseball-Reference.com.

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