Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Redus nwere oge mwakpo kachasị mma ya na 1989, ma nyere ndị Pirates aka inweta aha atọ nke National League East site na 1990 ruo 1992, mana mmerụ ahụ gbochiri mmepụta ya; mgbe 1988, ọ pụtaghị ihe karịrị egwuregwu 98 na oge ọ bụla. Redus duziri ndị niile na-eti bọọlụ na nkezi nke.438 (7-maka-16) site na egwuregwu isii mbụ nke oge.
1992 National League Championship Series, ebe ọ malitere egwuregwu anọ na isi nke mbụ, wee pụta dị ka pinch hitter otu ugboro. Onye njikwa Pirates Jim Leyland họọrọ ịghara igwu Redus na egwuregwu nke asaa, na-akwado ndị na-akụ aka ekpe megide onye na-akụ aka nri John Smoltz nke Atlanta Braves. N'egwuregwu nke asaa, ndị Braves gbara goolu ugboro atọ na ngwụcha nke itoolu iji kpochapụ ụzọ Pirates 2 na 0 ma weghara ọmarịcha National League. Redus họọrọ maka ọrụ n'efu na njedebe nke 1992, na-egwu oge abụọ na-emerụ ahụ na Texas Rangers tupu ịla ezumike nká na njedebe nke mkpọsa 1994.