About
Tommy Reynolds was born in New York City and raised in Long Beach, Long Island, seven houses from the beach. As a kid, he played sports in the street with his friends, then in organized leagues, during all three seasons; football/soccer, basketball, and his favorite, baseball. He is a lifelong, passionate baseball fan, who was pulled in hook-line and sinker as a kid by Chris Chambliss’ 1976 pennant-clinching home run, which sent the Yankees to their first World Series in twelve years
He attended Chaminade High School, an all-boys prep school run by the Marianist Brothers. After Chaminade he attended Manhattan College. At Manhattan College, Tommy was a sports writer and co-sports editor of the school newspaper, The Quadrangle. He covered the Jaspers basketball, baseball, and crew teams. Upon graduation he entered the business world, embarking on a successful career in the world of finance.
He is an active racquetball player, runner and softball player, currently residing in beau colic Annandale, N.J. with his three children. In his spare time, he umpires men’s baseball games. "The Game" is his first novel.
Featured Work
The Game, Baseball and America Growin' Up Together
An ambitious young Irishman emigrates from County Longford to America in the early 18th century, sparking a chain of events that have a profound effect on the history of America and baseball. His lineage take part in and influence the growth of America and baseball as both mature on similar trajectories.
Tommy Reynolds’ debut novel follows the Miller family as they chase the American dream from the green fields of Ireland to the heartland of America. Trace the paths baseball and America take as they grow and struggle in unison over time. Watch baseball become a part of the American fabric as the country becomes a world power, with baseball ahead of the curve on some of the issues of the times; capitalism (the good and the bad), civil rights, unions, personal liberties. Enjoy the ride as Reynolds takes you on a fun-filled, thoughtful gallop across three centuries, fraught with laughter and irony.
