About Us
- Larry Reynolds • President
- Patrick Murphy • Chief Operating Officer
- Matt Kinzer • Director of Player Personnel
- Jennifer Marisnick • Senior Director of Marketing
- Mike Dillon • Director of P.R. and Marketing
- Terry Jones • Director of Player Relations
- Doreen Hurtado • Client Services Manager
Larry Reynolds, President
Larry Reynolds is the Founder and President of Reynolds Sports Management. With over 20 years of experience and an impeccable reputation, he is regarded as one of the top baseball agents in the country. Larry is certified with the Major League Baseball Players’ Association and has advised or represented numerous Major League players and draft selections, including 12 first round and 11 compensation and second round draft picks since 2000. He has negotiated several lucrative and record breaking multi-year contracts and has prepared and successfully presented numerous salary arbitration cases. His winning percentage for arbitration cases is well above the industry standard.
A graduate of Corvallis High School in Oregon, Larry was a three-sport star in football, baseball, and basketball. He was named First Team All-State in baseball and received All-State honors in football. He went on to receive a two-sport scholarship from Stanford University where he graduated with a Bachelors degree in Psychology.
While at Stanford, Larry was named Pac-10 Conference Baseball MVP in 1977. As a football player, he was a two-time college bowl participant while playing under legendary coach, Bill Walsh. He turned down a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys and was drafted three times by the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers before eventually signing with the Rangers. Larry played five years of professional baseball before suffering a career ending injury. He went on to coach one year in the St. Louis Cardinals organization prior to becoming a sports agent. In 2003, Larry was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall Of Fame.
Larry is married to Dr. Vanessa Reynolds, and they have 3 children, Jared, Jenna and Justin.
Patrick Murphy, Chief Operating Officer
Patrick Murphy has been working with Larry Reynolds in the athlete representation business since 1993. He is a 1993 graduate of the University of California, Riverside where he received his B.A. in Business/Economics. He then graduated from the University of San Diego with his Juris Doctorate degree in 1996. While attending the University of San Diego, he focused on labor issues as his studies included Contracts, Contract Negotiations, Arbitration, Sports Law, Labor Law, and Sexual Discrimination. Patrick is involved in preparing and presenting all salary arbitration cases for RSM. In fact, Patrick has won 66% of the cases that he has been directly involved in. Additionally, he negotiates player contracts, equipment contracts and trading card contracts. His years of experience have made him extremely important to the success of RSM.
Patrick and his wife, Haidee, have a son and a daughter.
Matt Kinzer, Director of Player Personnel
Matt joined the Reynolds Sports Management team in 2000. His unique experience and knowledge of baseball is a great asset to RSM clients. Matt is a former second-round draft selection of the St. Louis Cardinals and pitched in the Major Leagues for the Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers. Prior to joining the RSM team, Matt served as a scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His scouting experience and unique ability as a talent evaluator has proven to be invaluable in his role as Player Personnel Director for the company. Matt is responsible for locating and procuring talented clients for RSM. He often works closely with RSM pitchers and other players throughout the season.
Matt and his wife, Julie, have 3 sons.
Jennifer Marisnick, Senior Director of Marketing
The marketing department is coordinated and directed by Jennifer Marisnick. Jennifer began working for Reynolds Sports Management in 2000. She coordinates and directs the marketing of our Major and Minor-league players. Some of those clients have included League MVP’s, Rookie’s of the Year, All Stars, Gold Glove winners, first round draft picks and a Rolaids Relief Man of the Year. She manages all areas of RSM’s public relations and marketing department, oversees all endorsement and memorabilia contracts, public and private autograph signings, and organizes and develops special charitable events for our clients. Those events include, among other endeavors, golf tournaments, baseball clinics, foundations and charitable auctions.
Jennifer is married to Ray Marisnick and they have 3 sons.
Mike Dillon, Director of P.R. and Marketing
Mike joined RSM in November of 2007 after working 8 years for MLB.com. While at MLB.com, Mike worked with such talent as Harold Reynolds, Brian McRae, Jim Leyritz, Fred Claire, Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak, Hip Hop Artist Phife Dog and many others. His primary role was the production of video content for Major League Baseball’s Official Website. As the Director of PR and Marketing, Mike handles RSM’s relationships with the media and builds and cultivates marketing relationships for all of RSM’s clients. Mike’s strong relationships with the media has allowed RSM clients the opportunity to be featured prominently on television, radio, and a variety of national print publications, including numerous featured cover stories.
Terry Jones, Director of Player Relations
Terry, a former client of Reynolds Sports Management, began working for the company in 2007, after his retirement from professional baseball. While in high school, Terry was a 2 time All American and a 3 year all state selection. He was also recognized as the “state player of year” for his sophomore and junior years respectively. Terry had a full scholarship to California Berkeley but elected to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies after they selected him with their second pick in the 2001 draft. Unfortunately, his career was cut short due to various injuries. As a former client, Terry offers valuable insight to both clients and RSM employees. Terry has several roles at RSM, working in client maintenance, marketing, and contract research.
Doreen Hurtado, Client Services Manager
Doreen Hurtado coordinates and responds to the day to day needs of our family of clients. She orders equipment, assists with travel plans, coordinates car transportation services, living arrangements and assists clients with a variety of day to day tasks. She handles travel for all RSM staff and manages RSM’s main office in Riverside, California. She began working for RSM in January of 2002. Her excellent work ethic and strong relationships with our clients and their families has made her a valuable asset to RSM.
Doreen is married to Julio Hurtado and they have 2 sons.