Tony Renda

In 2015, his strike zone discipline was rated by Baseball America the best in the Nationals' organization...in 2014 won the Carolina League batting title, was a CL All-Star and MiLB.com Organization All-Star and played in the Arizona Fall League's Rising Stars Game...in 2013 was a South Atlantic League All-Star, an MiLB.com Organization All-Star, recipient of the Nationals' Bob Boone Award for his approach to the game and was rated by Baseball America the best hitter for average in Wsh's system...graduated in 2009 from Serra High School in San Mateo, CA with a school-record 152 career hits...as a senior led his team to the Central Coast sectional championship...also in 2009 was a high school All-American, first-team All-State as named by Cal Hi Sports and MaxPreps and was the Player of the Year in San Mateo County and the West Catholic Athletic Conference...from 2010-2012 played 3 seasons at the University of California at Berkeley, where his 244 career hits ranked sixth on the school's all-time list when he was drafted...in 2010 was a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American...as a sophomore in 2011 was named Pac-10 Player of the Year after leading the conference in hits...as a junior in 2012 appeared on USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award watch list and was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and TPX All-American third team.

2016

At Class AA Pensacola and Class AAA Louisville combined to hit .311, second-highest average by any Reds minor league batter (Hernan Iribarren, .327)...was 1 of 12 Reds players to make his Major League debut...made 32 apps during 2 stints with the Reds, including 13 starts at 4 positions (9g/5gs at 2B, 1g/1gs at 3B, 4g/3gs in LF, 4g/4gs in RF)...originally was promoted on 8/2 with Scott Schebler to fill the roster spots vacated by Jay Bruce (traded to NYM) and Jose Peraza (optioned to Louisville)...for the Reds from 8/2-8/26 made 16 apps and 5 starts...was returned to Louisville on 8/27, when C Raffy Lopez was promoted following Tucker Barnhart's injury...rejoined the club after rosters expanded in September and made 16 more apps, including 8 starts...on 8/2 vs StL made his Major League debut, pinch hit and reached base on a sac bunt / E3 that 3 days later after review was changed to a single for his first career hit...in the top of the seventh inning of the 7-3 win on 8/7 at Pit produced his first career RBI with a pinch-hit single off Jared Hughes that extended the Reds' lead to 5-2...on 9/28 at StL produced his only 2-hit game...for Pensacola and Louisville played 2B (23g), 3B (17g) and OF (54g)...from 7/19-7/28 was on Louisville's disabled list with a sprained right wrist...on 12/5 cleared waivers and was outrighted to Louisville...on 12/9 was invited to 2017 Major League spring training camp.