Mike Redmond

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**Mike Redmond**

Minnesota Twins — No. 55
Catcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 31, 1998 for the Florida Marlins
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Batting Average	.292
Home Runs	12
RBI	181
Former teams
Florida Marlins (1998) – (2004)

Mike Redmond (born Michael Patrick Redmond on May 5, 1971 in Seattle, Washington) is a Major League Baseball catcher. He is currently the backup catcher and occasional Designated Hitter for the Minnesota Twins. Redmond bats right-handed and throws right-handed. He wears number 55.

Redmond graduated from Gonzaga Preparatory School (Washington) in 1989. He then went on to attend Gonzaga University. He has two sons with his wife, Michele (née Rowe).

Redmond made his Major League debut with the Florida Marlins on May 31, 1998. He played with the Marlins through the 2004 season (including their 2003 World Series championship) and signed a two-year contract with the Twins before the 2005 season. Through the 2004 season, Redmond has compiled a .284 batting average and hit 11 home runs in 485 games.

Atlanta Braves fans were astounded at how well he did against Tom Glavine, much better than his career average. As documentation, note that an AP write-up of a 7/10/2004 game (after Glavine became a Met) noted that by going 0 for 3, Redmond's lifetime average against Glavine dropped to .438 [1]. Also, an earlier (4/10/2003) write up, gave Redmond's lifetime average against Glavine as .525 (21 for 40) so it is possible that the Glavine magic eased after Glavine left the Braves [2].

Redmond is known to Twins fans to have coined the term "Smell Those RBI's"[3], referring to whenever a Twins player is credited with an RBI, a tap on the nose and a look to the dugout.