Know Your Neighbor: Inside the Life of MLB Champion Josh Reddick
Former Major League Baseball player, 2017 World Series champion
Updated: Sep 24, 2025, 1:17 PM
Published: Sep 24, 2025, 1:19 PM
(What you won’t find on social media … even if you’re approved as a friend)
Born: Savannah
Status: Married to wife, Jett; 6-year-old twin boys, Maverick and Ryder
Alma mater: South Effingham High School
What’s on TV: “NCIS,” “Dragon Ball Z”
Most spontaneous thing I’ve ever done: Drove to Nashville at 11 p.m. and got there at 8 a.m.
Most memorable home run or play in my career: A 2017 grand slam in my first game at Truist Park in Atlanta. As a Braves fan growing up, that was awesome. Also robbed Hunter Pence of a home run in 2019 in the ninth inning to save the game.
What I drive: 2017 Lamborghini Huracán with a Spider-Man wrap; 2024 Ford F-250 Super Duty
What I’m reading: Children’s books at night with my boys — mostly “Pokémon” right now.
Favorite movie: “The Count of Monte Cristo”
Actor who would play me in a movie: Seann William Scott
Toughest pitcher I ever faced: Tyler Clippard
App I can’t live without (no judgment): Amazon
Worst habit:Biting fingernails
My walk-up song: “Careless Whisper” by Wham!
On my office walls: Baseball memorabilia — my own and autographed items I gathered during my career
Favorite go-to comfort food: Grilled cheese
First thing I do in the morning: Brush my teeth
Pet I’d have if anything was possible: Penguin
Favorite MLB stadium: For the experience, Yankee Stadium; performance-based, Camden Yards in Baltimore
Most used emoji: 🤣
First job: Worked with my dad installing irrigation systems, landscaping, and mowing lawns
What I like about Effingham County: It’s my roots and where it all began for me. The people I’ve known and grew up with are a big part of me.
Snack I can never say no to: Chocolate or boiled peanuts
Favorite sports team: How ’bout them Dawgs?!
What song always gets me dancing (or singing): “Sunflower” by Post Malone and Swae Lee
Favorite value in others: Being genuine
Advice I’d give my teenage self: Ignore the haters. Don’t let them affect you in any way.
Talent I’d most like to have: Speak multiple languages
Dream date: Ruth’s Chris Steak House and then Topgolf — that’s our usual date night, and I love it.
Most ridiculous thing I believed as a kid: That I had to wait 30 minutes after eating to swim
Attribute I like best about myself: I tell it like it is.
And least: I speak when I sometimes shouldn’t.
My hero: Ken Griffey Jr.
My bucket list: Explore Alaska
My motto: “How can you hit the ball thinking of all the possible ways you can miss.”