Josh

Reddick

Reddick made the official announcement on Saturday evening following a stint in the Australian Baseball League. The 36-year-old outfielder last appeared in the majors during the 2021 season and wraps up a 13-year career in the big leagues that included stops with the Red Sox, Athletics, Dodgers, Astros and Diamondbacks since 2009. He finishes with a .262/.321/.425 batting line along with 1,157 hits, 146 homers and 61 stolen bases across 1,305 games.

Reddick signed on with the Perth Heat earlier this year, and he will begin playing in games for them when the ABL season opens in November. “That’ll be it for me,” he told Mark Berman of Fox 26 in Houston on Wednesday. “I’ll ride off into the sunset once that’s all over.” Reddick, 35, appeared in 1,305 major league games between 2009-2021, tallying 1,157 hits and 146 home runs with an overall .262/.321/.426 career slash line.

Reddick reached a deal in February with Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League and has since batted .225 with a .642 OPS in 51 plate appearances. He’ll now eventually head over to Australia, though the ABL season does not begin until November. The 35-year-old outfielder is probably done in MLB-affiliated ball.

Reddick will join former big-leaguer Pablo Sandoval in Mexico after spending the last 13 seasons at the major-league level since 2009. He’s posted a respectable .262/.321/.426 batting line with 146 homers and 61 steals across 4,879 plate appearances during that span. The 35-year-old outfielder appeared in 54 games with the Diamondbacks last season, hitting .258/.285/.371 with two round-trippers in 158 plate appearances. He inked a minor-league pact with the Mets in August, but failed to make it back to the big leagues.

New York signed the veteran outfielder to a minor-league deal on August 11 but has been batting a mere .182/.289/.303 over 11 games for Triple-A Syracuse. Reddick will look for another opportunity on the open market.

It didn’t take Reddick long to find a new organization after being released by the Diamondbacks earlier this week. The 34-year-old outfielder hit .258/.285/.371 with two homers across 54 plate appearances this season. He’ll serve as organizational outfield depth for the Mets moving forward.

It was a formality after he had been designated for assignment last week. Reddick is now free to latch on with another team for the stretch run.

Reddick is officially off the 40-man roster after batting just .258/.285/.371 with two home runs through 54 games (158 plate appearances) this season for Arizona. He was signed to a minor league deal in April.

Reddick’s homer was a pinch-hit homer in the fifth inning off Anthony DeSclafani. The outfielder has homered just twice with the Diamondbacks, and his OPS is still a well below-average .660.

He’ll presumably be fine with a day or two of rest. Reddick has slashed just .268/.295/.366 in 49 games this season for Arizona.