Before his professional career, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears. Renda attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he played for the school"s baseball team
He plays in Minor League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds" organization. He was named a High School All-American. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Renda in the 42nd round of the 2009 MLB draft.
Renda did not sign, as he followed through on his commitment to enroll at the University of California, Berkeley, to play college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball team
He began his collegiate career as a third baseman, but transitioned into a second baseman. Washington Nationals
After Renda"s junior year at California, the Washington Nationals selected Renda in the second round of the 2012 MLB draft.
Renda signed with the Nationals, receiving a $500,000 signing bonus. Renda made his professional debut with the Auburn Doubledays of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League in 2012.
He played 71 games for Auburn.
In 2013, Renda played for the Hagerstown Suns of the Class A South Atlantic League, where he had a.294 batting average, 99 runs scored, 51 runs batted in, and 30 stolen bases in 135 games. His 43 doubles with Hagerstown were the second-most in all of Minor League Baseball. After the season, the Nationals assigned Renda to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League (American Federation of Labor-Congress).
He was named to the American Federation of Labor-Congress"s All-Star Game and Top Prospects Team.
Renda began the 2015 season with the Harrisburg Senators of the Class Associate of Arts Eastern League, and he hit.267 through 54 games. New York Yankees
On June 11, 2015, the Nationals traded Renda to the New York Yankees in exchange for David Carpenter.
The Yankees assigned Renda to the Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League. Cincinnati Reds
On December 28, 2015, the Yankees traded Renda, Caleb Cotham, Eric Jagielo, and Rookie Davis to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Aroldis Chapman.
Renda is from Hillsborough, California.
His mother, Larree, began a career at Safeway, Incorporated. as a bagger, and worked her way up into an executive position. His father, Frank, a construction worker, died when he was 19.
In 2011, Renda won the Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year Award. After the season, he won the inaugural Bob Boone Award for his "professionalism, leadership, loyalty, passion, selflessness, durability, makeup, intangibles and tremendous work ethic." In 2014, Renda played for the Potomac Nationals of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.
