Chandler Redmond

Chandler Brooks Redmond (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Amateur career
Redmond attended Georgetown Preparatory School, a Christian private school in North Bethesda, Maryland. Redmond committed to play college baseball at Gardner–Webb University. In his four-year career, Redmond batted .267 with 50 home runs and 153 runs batted in (RBI) in 199 games. In 2018, he was named a member of the all-Big South Conference team as a designated hitter. 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 of the 2019 MLB Draft. He made his professional debut that same year with the Rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals. Redmond finished the season with a .287 batting average, 12 home runs and 40 RBIs in 54 games played. 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 during 2020 season due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He began the 2021 season with the High-A Peoria Chiefs where he batted .234 with 13 homers 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). 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). In the game, Redmond was 5-for-6 with four homers and 11 RBIs 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.

In 2023, Redmond spent the entire season with Springfield where he appeared in 132 games, slashing .256/.375/.503 with 31 home runs.

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.

Personal life
Redmond and his wife Kristan were married in 2021.