Joseph Gregory Randa...Wife's name is Bethany...Has two sons; Jacob (12/14/98) and Justin (10/12/00). ...Is a 1988 graduate of Kettle-Moraine High School in Wales, WI...Lettered in baseball, football, basketball and tennis...Helped his baseball team to the state title as a senior...Also played baseball at Indian River C.C. and the University of Tennessee...Started the "Joe Randa Grand Slam Tennis Classic" in the winter of 2003; tournament has raised over $500,000 the past three years to benefit The Hope House in Kansas City and Turning Point, a cancer awareness program.

Batted a combined .276 with 43 doubles, 17 home runs and 68 RBIs in 150 games with the Reds (92 games) and Padres (58)...Established career highs in doubles and homers...Ranked fifth among National League leaders in two-base hits...Made a total of 142 starts at third base and committed 12 errors...Ranked third among NL third basemen with a .967 fielding percentage...Also went 3-for-8 with a solo homer in two games as the designated hitter...Was Cincinnati's Opening Day starter at third base and produced the first walk-off home run in Reds Opening Day history, a solo shot off New York's Braden Looper in 7-6 victory on 4/4...Had career-high six RBIs and hit second career grand slam in second game of the year on 4/6 vs. New York...Became first Cincinnati player to hit three homers in the club's first four games since Kevin Mitchell in 1994...Went 124 at-bats from 4/17 to 5/29 without hitting a home run...Was scratched from the starting lineup on 5/23 vs. Washington due to a sore left foot and missed four games...Hit safely in 23 of his 26 games during the month of June, going 30-for-97 (.309) with seven home runs and 15 RBIs...Produced season-high 10-game hitting streak from 6/15-25 (13-for-36, .361)...Homered four times in a seven-game stretch from 6/16-24...Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a home run in final game with Reds on 7/22 vs. Milwaukee...Was traded to San Diego on 7/23...Made debut with Padres on 7/24 @Philadelphia and singled as a pinch hitter...Hit first home run with Padres on 8/19 @Atlanta...Hit safely in eight straight games from 9/1-9 (11-for-29, .379)...Established career high with 17th homer on 9/25 @Arizona...Went 4-for-11 (.364) with a double in three games during the NL Division Series against St. Louis.