Todd Richard Redmond (born May 17, 1985) is an American former

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. He was selected by the

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in the 2004 MLB draft and traded to the

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four years later, but never appeared with either team. Redmond was acquired by the

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in 2012, and made his MLB debut later that year. He later spent three seasons with the

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Professional career

Minor leagues

Redmond was drafted by the

in the 39th round of the 2004 MLB draft. Prior to the 2008 season, he was traded to the

for

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. Redmond threw a

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for the Triple-A

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against the

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on May 28, 2010. Redmond spent parts of eight seasons in the minor leagues. He was in his fourth season with the Braves' triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett before being called up for the first time in his career on June 17, 2012. He was optioned back to Gwinnett on June 21.

Cincinnati Reds

Redmond was traded to the

on July 14 in exchange for

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. The Reds immediately sent him to their Triple-A affiliate

. He was called up on July 17, and optioned back on July 18. He was called up on July 31, and optioned back on August 1. Redmond was called up again on August 18 to start the second game of a doubleheader against the

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. He would be the 26th player on the roster. Redmond picked up the loss in the second game, pitching innings. He gave up a leadoff home run to

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in the second inning to give the Cubs an early lead. After giving up consecutive RBI hits to

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and

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in the top of the fourth inning, he was relieved by

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. He was optioned back to the

the next day, August 19.

Toronto Blue Jays

On February 8, 2013, he was claimed off waivers by the

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. On March 22, 2013, Redmond was claimed by the

, and immediately optioned to the Triple-A

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. Redmond spent the first 41 games of the 2013 season on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. He played his first game of the season on May 19 when he started against the

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. Redmond was called up by the Blue Jays on May 29, 2013. On May 31, 2013, he took the loss in a 17-inning game against the

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. Redmond was optioned back to Triple-A Buffalo on June 7, 2013. He was recalled on July 3 after

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was

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. Redmond, starting on July 7 against the

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, pitched 5 innings and gave up just 1 hit, a two-run home run to

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. He walked 3 and struck out 4 batters, and left with a 6–2 lead, earning his first career win. Redmond established career-highs in innings pitched and strikeouts with 6 and 10 respectively, in a game against the

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on July 28, 2013. Redmond was optioned back to Buffalo on August 3, and recalled on August 13. On May 31, 2014, Redmond earned his first MLB save, pitching 3 innings in relief of

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's first career start. He was announced as the Blue Jays' nominee for the 2014

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on September 17. In 2015, Redmond opened the season in competition with

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for the long-man role out of the bullpen. After 2 appearances, in which he posted a 16.62 ERA with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts, Redmond was designated for assignment on April 16. On April 26, he cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo. Redmond was recalled for a spot start on May 18, and designated for assignment the following day. He cleared waivers on May 29, and was assigned outright back to Buffalo. On June 22, Redmond was recalled once again. He was designated for assignment once again on July 2. Redmond elected free agency on October 5.

Baltimore Orioles

On November 24, 2015, Redmond signed a minor league contract with the

. He was released on April 16, 2016.

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