Chandler Redmond

Chandler Brooks Redmond (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent.

Chandler Redmond
Free agent
First baseman
Born: (1997-01-09) January 9, 1997 (age 28) Middletown, Maryland, U.S.
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Amateur career

Redmond attended Georgetown Preparatory School, a Christian private school in North Bethesda, Maryland.^{[citation needed]} Redmond committed to play college baseball at Gardner–Webb University.^{[citation needed]} In his four-year career, Redmond batted .267 with 50 home runs and 153 runs batted in (RBI) in 199 games.^[1] In 2018, he was named a member of the all-Big South Conference team as a designated hitter.^[2] During his senior season in 2019, Redmond slashed .309/.412/.660.^[1] On March 29, 2019, he tallied seven RBIs in a game against the University of South Carolina Upstate.^[1]

Professional career

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Redmond in the 32nd round, with the 965th overall pick, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.^[3][4] He made his professional debut that same year with the Rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals.^{[citation needed]} Redmond finished the season with a .287 batting average, 12 home runs and 40 RBIs in 54 games played.^[5] He was also third in the Appalachian League in slugging percentage at .552 and in on-base plus slugging at .935.^[5]

Redmond did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] 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).^[7][8] 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).^[9][8][10] In the game, Redmond was 5-for-6 with four homers and 11 RBI as the Cardinals beat the Amarillo Sod Poodles 21–4.^[10] The bat he used to hit the home runs was exhibited at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.^[8][11] 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.^[12]

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.^[13][14] 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.^[15]

Personal life

Redmond and his wife Kristan were married in 2021.^[16]