A's fan favorite and Houston Astros World Series champion Josh Reddick shared a memento he received from the Oakland Coliseum.
Former Oakland A's and Houston Astros outfielder Josh Reddick took to Instagram on Saturday to share a memento that he had received from the Oakland Coliseum, courtesy of Matt Weiss, the Director, Clubhouse & Equipment Operations, and longtime hHead Groundskeeper, Clay Wood.As you can see, this is a patch of right field grass from the final game at the Oakland Coliseum, a spot that Reddick himself patrolled for five seasons while also earning his first and only Gold Glove award in 2012.
Reddick's first season in Oakland was one of his best as a big leaguer. He blasted a career-high 32 home runs, a mark he'd never come close to again, topping out at 20 in 2015, but he would hit for a higher average and on-base percentage a few times before hanging it up in 2021 after 54 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Reddick was a huge fan favorite of those A's teams, especially from 2012-14 when they team was in the postseason, and a large part of that is because he was a character. He'd dress as Spider-man to help celebrate walk-off wins , bring out pies to smash in his teammates' faces, and just acted like a goofball.
In other words, he embodied what it was to be an Oakland A from the very beginning, which is to be yourself. The Oakland A's were always about having fun and standing out. From the green and gold uniforms to the mustaches, to the Bash Brothers, to Rickey being Rickey, Jason Giambi and the Bernie Lean, everyone that has played for the A's has been given the freedom to be unique.
Reddick signed with the Houston Astros ahead of the 2017 season and immediately won a World Series ring with the club in the now infamous Series. After his contract was up with Houston in 2020, he signed on with Arizona, playing in 54 games before being released in August of 2021. He was swooped up by the New York Mets, but was released by them a couple of weeks later and did not appear in the big leagues with them.
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