Julian Jawonn "Tike" Redman (born March 10, 1977) is an American professional

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, who played in

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(MLB) for the

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(2000–01; 2003–05) and the

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(2007). He is the brother of former big league

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Prentice Redman.

Early years

Prior to high school, Redman played little league baseball at

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against teams from Taylorville and Moundville. He attended

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in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and was a letterman in football, baseball, and track. He graduated from the school in 1996.

Professional career

As of the end of the season, Redman had a .277 career

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with 144

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and 15

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s in 392 games over 5 MLB seasons. In , when he had the most playing time in his major league career, Redman batted .280 and hit 8 home runs; he also had 51

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(RBI) and 18

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s, while getting

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6 times. Redman was designated for assignment on November 21, 2005, by the Pittsburgh Pirates after he had become expendable with the promotions of

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and Chris Duffy to the major leagues. Redman was officially acquired from Pittsburgh by the

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for cash on November 28, 2005. While spending all of the season in the minor leagues with the

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and

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organizations, he had a batting average of .268 over 106 games. Redman posted 2 home runs, 19 RBI, and 16 stolen bases, while getting caught stealing 6 times. Redman spent some time on the

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of the

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(APBL) in 2007. He signed a minor league contract with the

on May 15, 2007. Redman batted .300, with 2 home runs, and 25 stolen bases in 79 games for their Triple-A

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, before having his contract purchased by the O's, on August 9. Redman played as the Orioles' everyday center fielder for the rest of the 2007 season. He played in 40 games, batting .318 (42–132). Redman spent the entire season back at Norfolk and hit .292. He became a free agent after the season. Redman joined the APBL

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in 2009 as their starting center fielder and leadoff hitter. On August 21, 2009, his contract was purchased by the

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; Redman was assigned to the Triple-A

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. He had previously played for the Sounds from 2000 to 2003, when they were affiliated with the Pirates. As of 2009, Redman holds the Sounds franchise record for the most

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s, with 32. On April 1, 2010, Redman was released by the Brewers. He then signed with the

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of the

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and played there through the 2011 season; in 2011, his brother Prentice Redman also briefly played with the club."Olmecas de Tabasco: A seguir con la escala ascendente".
April 26, 2011. Periódico Vanguardia. ''vanguardia.com.mx''. Retrieved on September 11, 2020.

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