On August 17, 2011, he was designated for assignment by the Angels after five seasons in Anaheim.[3] After the 2011 season, he elected for free agency.[4]
Coaching career
In 2013, Willits became the head baseball coach for Binger-Oney High School.[5] Willits joined the New York Yankees' organization in 2015 as their outfield and baserunning coordinator.[6] He was promoted to first base coach for the 2018 season.[7]
After the 2021 season, Willits accepted a volunteer coaching assistant position with the Oklahoma Sooners.[8]
Personal life
Willits married Amber Klugh of Fort Cobb; they met while in the sixth grade and married while attending the University of Oklahoma. they have three children, Jaxon, Hunter and Eli.[9] Reggie has an older sister Wendi Willits Wells, who played basketball at Arkansas and for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. She's been head girls' basketball coach at Shawnee Oklahoma High School since 2008-09. Her teams have reached the state tournament the last four years and won the 5A championship in 2011-12.[10]
Willits and his wife began building a home in 2003 in Fort Cobb, with the first completed structure a standalone 60-by-35 foot batting cage. Willits decided to save money and work on his game by moving the family into the batting cage, outfitted with an open plan. In 2007, the home was completed. Reggie was named after Reggie Jackson.[11]
