Pirates sell Redman to Mets

11/29/2005
Tike Redman, who had the longest tenure of any player in the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization before being designated for assignment Nov. 18, officially left the organization Monday when his contract was sold to the New York Mets.
The 28-year-old outfielder was the Pirates' fifth-round draft pick in 1996 from Academy High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and made his major-league debut with them in 2000. Redman hit .277 with 15 homers, 101 RBIs and 33 steals in 392 games over all or parts of five seasons (2000-01, 2003-05).Redman began last season as the Pirates' starting center fielder and No. 3 hitter but rarely started in the second half after Chris Duffy was recalled from Class AAA Indianapolis. Redman wound up hitting .251 in 135 games with two homers and 26 RBIs.Redman is also the answer to a trivia question as he was the last Pirate who had also called Three Rivers Stadium home. Three Rivers was torn down after the 2000 season.Ironically, Redman joins the Mets less than two months after they dropped his younger brother, Prentice Redman, off the 40-man roster. Prentice Redman recently signed with St. Louis as a minor-league free agent.The Pirates also released outfielder Michael Restovich on Monday and lost right-handed reliever Jeff Miller to San Francisco on a waiver claim. Both had been designated for assignment on Nov. 18 along with Redman and infielder Bobby Hill, who was traded to San Diego.Restovich, 26, hit a combined .235 with three homers and eight RBIs in 66 games with Colorado and the Pirates last season. Miller, 25, was 5-7 with a 3.53 ERA in 58 relief appearances for Indianapolis.

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