Tony Renda

Tony Renda
Arizona Diamondbacks
Second baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1991-01-24) January 24, 1991
Santa Rosa, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 2, 2016, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .183
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 3
Teams

Anthony Renda (born January 24, 1991) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Before his professional career, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears.

Early life

Renda attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he played for the school's baseball team. In three seasons on the varsity team, Renda recorded 139 hits, setting a school record.[1] He was named a High School All-American.[2]

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Renda in the 42nd round of the 2009 MLB draft.[2] Renda did not sign, as he followed through on his commitment to enroll at the University of California, Berkeley, to play college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball team. He began his collegiate career as a third baseman, but transitioned into a second baseman.[3] In 2011, Renda won the Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year Award.[4]

Professional career

Washington Nationals

After Renda's junior year at California, the Washington Nationals selected Renda in the second round of the 2012 MLB draft. Renda signed with the Nationals, receiving a $500,000 signing bonus.[2][5]

Renda made his professional debut with the Auburn Doubledays of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League in 2012. He played 71 games for Auburn. In 2013, Renda played for the Hagerstown Suns of the Class A South Atlantic League, where he had a .294 batting average, 99 runs scored, 51 runs batted in, and 30 stolen bases in 135 games.[6] His 43 doubles with Hagerstown were the second-most in all of Minor League Baseball.[7] After the season, he won the inaugural Bob Boone Award for his "professionalism, leadership, loyalty, passion, selflessness, durability, makeup, intangibles and tremendous work ethic."[6] In 2014, Renda played for the Potomac Nationals of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.[3][8] After the season, the Nationals assigned Renda to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League (AFL). He was named to the AFL's All-Star Game and Top Prospects Team.[9][10]

Renda began the 2015 season with the Harrisburg Senators of the Class AA Eastern League, and he hit .267 through 54 games.

New York Yankees

On June 11, 2015, the Nationals traded Renda to the New York Yankees in exchange for David Carpenter.[11] The Yankees assigned Renda to the Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League.[12]

Cincinnati Reds

On December 28, 2015, the Yankees traded Renda, Caleb Cotham, Eric Jagielo, and Rookie Davis to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Aroldis Chapman.[13]

Renda began the 2016 season with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Class AA Southern League, and received a promotion to the Louisville Bats of the Class AAA International League in June.[14] The Reds promoted Renda to the major leagues on August 2.[15] He made his major league debut that day,[1] and got his first major league hit in his first at bat off Jonathan Broxton of the St. Louis Cardinals, an infield bunt single.[16] The hit was first recorded as a sacrifice bunt and error, but was changed to a hit several days later.[17]

Arizona Diamondbacks

On July 3, 2017, the Cincinnati Reds traded Renda to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later.[18]

Personal life

Renda was born in Santa Rosa, California, and grew up in Hillsborough, California.[19][20][6] His mother, Larree, began a career at Safeway, Inc. as a bagger, and worked her way up into an executive position. His father, Frank, a construction worker, died when he was 19.[3][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Serra’s all-time hit king Tony Renda debuts with Cincinnati". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tony Renda's drive rooted in his upbringing". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nationals minor league notes: Tony Renda stays on track". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Cal second baseman Tony Renda is Pac-10 Baseball Player of Year". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nationals agree with second-rounder Tony Renda, others as draft wraps up". The Washington Times. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Kerr, Byron. "One to watch: Second base prospect Tony Renda". MASNsports. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Work ethic pushing Renda toward big leagues". San jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Taylor Jordan, Billy Burns, Tony Renda earn Nationals minor league awards". The Washington Times. September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ Wagner, James (October 27, 2014). "Tony Renda picked for Arizona Fall League all-star game". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ Kerr, Byron (December 10, 2014). "Tony Renda named to the AFL Top Prospects Team". MASNsports. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Yankees acquire minor league INF Tony Renda from Washington". YES Network. June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Thunder’s Tony Renda trying to cure case of the yips". The Trentonian. June 18, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Aroldis Chapman traded to Yankees". MLB.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Changes greet Wahoos lineup as second half begins". Pensacola News Journal. June 22, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Reds call up OF Schebler to fill Jay Bruce's spot". The News & Observer. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ Renda makes MLB debut. MLB.com. August 2, 2016.
  17. ↑ Von Benko, George (August 5, 2016). "Renda credited with first MLB hit after review". MLB.com.
  18. ↑ Adams, Steve (July 3, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 7/3/17". MLB Trade Rumors.
  19. ↑ "Tony Renda Bio". Cal Athletics.
  20. ↑ Dowd, Katie (April 5, 2011). "Scar Tissue: Tony Renda's late father taught him to be tough. He's learned that lesson well.". The Daily Californian.
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