Chandler Redmond
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1997)}}
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Chandler Brooks Redmond (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent.
Amateur career
Redmond attended Georgetown Preparatory School, a Christian private school in North Bethesda, Maryland.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} Redmond committed to play college baseball at Gardner–Webb University.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} In his four-year career, Redmond batted .267 with 50 home runs and 153 runs batted in (RBI) in 199 games.{{Cite web |title=Chandler Redmond - Baseball |url=https://gwusports.com/sports/baseball/roster/chandler-redmond/6399 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Gardner-Webb University Athletics |language=en}} In 2018, he was named a member of the all-Big South Conference team as a designated hitter.{{Cite web |author=Staff Reports |title=Gardner-Webb has six named All-Big South baseball |url=https://www.shelbystar.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2018/05/23/gardner-webb-has-six-named-all-big-south-baseball/12158987007/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Shelby Star |language=en-US}} During his senior season in 2019, Redmond slashed .309/.412/.660. On March 29, 2019, he tallied seven RBIs in a game against the University of South Carolina Upstate.
Professional career
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Redmond in the 32nd round, with the 965th overall pick, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=redmon003cha|title=Chandler Redmond|first=Baseball|last=Reference|website=Baseball Reference}}{{Cite web |author=Staff reports |title='Welcome to the show': A's select Gardner-Webb's Miller in MLB Draft |url=https://www.shelbystar.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2021/07/12/gardner-webb-pitcher-mason-miller-taken-oakland-as-mlb-draft/7942472002/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Shelby Star |language=en-US}} He made his professional debut that same year with the Rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} Redmond finished the season with a .287 batting average, 12 home runs and 40 RBIs in 54 games played.{{Cite web |last=Sams |first=Cole |date=2019-09-19 |title=2019 Johnson City Cardinals Team Review |url=https://thecardinalnation.com/2019-johnson-city-cardinals-team-review/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=The Cardinal Nation |language=en-US}} He was also third in the Appalachian League in slugging percentage at .552 and in on-base plus slugging at .935.
Redmond did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |title=2020 Minor League Baseball season shelved |url=https://www.milb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-shelved |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=MiLB.com |language=en}} He began the 2021 season with the High-A Peoria Chiefs where he batted .234 with 13 home runs in 64 games. Redmond was promoted the Double-A Springfield Cardinals where he slashed .303/.361/.500 in 32 games.
Redmond began the 2022 season with Springfield. On August 10, 2022, in a game with Springfield, Redmond hit for a “home run cycle” (a solo homer, 2-run homer, 3-run homer, and grand slam).{{Cite web |title=Ever heard of the 'home run cycle'? This Minor Leaguer pulled it off! |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-chandler-redmond-hits-four-home-runs-in-game |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Home run cycle hero Chandler Redmond visits Hall of Fame {{!}} Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/home-run-cycle-hero-Chandler-Redmond-visits-Hall-of-Fame |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=baseballhall.org}} According the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), a “home run cycle” has only been accomplished once before in organized professional baseball (the other was Tyrone Horne in 1998 for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers).{{Cite web |last=Ginader |first=Steve |title=August 10, 2022: Chandler Redmond hits for pro baseball’s second-ever ‘Home Run Cycle’ – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-10-2022-chandler-redmond-hits-for-professional-baseballs-second-ever-home-run-cycle/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Mather |first=Victor |date=2022-08-11 |title=Cardinals Minor Leaguer Hits a Cycle of Home Runs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/sports/baseball/chandler-redmond-home-run-cycle.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} In the game, Redmond was 5-for-6 with four homers and 11 RBI as the Cardinals beat the Amarillo Sod Poodles 21–4. The bat he used to hit the home runs was exhibited at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.{{Cite web |title=Redmond visits HR cycle bat in Cooperstown |url=https://www.milb.com/news/chandler-redmond-home-run-cycle-hall-of-fame |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=MiLB.com |language=en}} In 2023, Redmond spent the entire season with Springfield where he appeared in 132 games, slashing .256/.375/.503 with 31 home runs and 92 RBI.{{Cite web |last=stlcardsfan4 |date=2023-10-02 |title=A look at the high minors performances in Cardinals’ system |url=https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2023/10/2/23898638/a-look-at-the-high-minors-performances-in-cardinals-system |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Viva El Birdos |language=en}}
He returned to Springfield to the start the 2024 season, marking is fourth season in a row with the team. On July 13, 2024, Redmond his 60th career home run with the Springfield Cardinals, a new franchise record.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-13 |title=Springfield rallies past Surge, Redmond sets HR record |url=https://www.ozarksfirst.com/sports/springfield-rallies-past-surge-redmond-sets-hr-record/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=KOLR - OzarksFirst.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=The Return of the King of Swing |url=https://www.ozarksfirst.com/sports/the-return-of-the-king-of-swing/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=KOLR - OzarksFirst.com |language=en-US}} In 103 appearances split between Springfield and the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, he batted a combined .225/.320/.354 with 11 home runs and 56 RBI. Redmond was released by the Cardinals organization on March 19, 2025.{{Cite web|title=Cardinals Release Duo With Roster Crunch Heating Up|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinals-news/cardinals-releasing-duo-with-roster-crunch-heating-up-pat3|access-date=March 24, 2025|website=si.com|language=en}}
Personal life
Redmond and his wife Kristan were married in 2021.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-12 |title=For Cardinals’ Chandler Redmond, tied for the most home runs in the minors, success begins with peace of mind |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/features/springfield-cardinals-chandler-redmond-success-peace-of-mind/63-b5421fbe-bf35-4856-a334-bf64ed184279 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=ksdk.com |language=en-US}}