Cincinnati Reds Tatum was drafted by the
Cincinnati Reds in the third round (78th overall) of the
2004 MLB draft. Tatum was called up from the minors from
Triple-A Louisville Bats on July 19, 2009, after starting catcher
Ramón Hernández had a knee injury. On July 21, 2009, he made his Major League debut against
Los Angeles Dodgers, he went 0-2 and was the last player retired in the game. On July 25, Hanigan was scratched from his scheduled start to a stiff neck which allowed Tatum took his first Major League start against the
Chicago Cubs. On July 28 against the
San Diego Padres, Tatum notched his first Major League hit and first career RBI with a single that scored
Laynce Nix On August 29, 2009, Tatum hit his first career home run, a line drive off knuckleballer
Charlie Haeger.
Baltimore Orioles On November 20, 2009, Tatum was claimed off waivers by the
Baltimore Orioles. Making the team out of spring training, he backed up
Matt Wieters for the 2010 season. In 2011 Tatum did not make the team out of spring training but was called up after catcher
Jake Fox was designated for assignment on June 1. He has backed up Wieters the rest of the season.
Arizona Diamondbacks Tatum was claimed off waivers by the
Houston Astros on October 28, 2011. After being designated for assignment by the Astros, he was claimed off waivers by the
Arizona Diamondbacks on January 23, 2012.
New York Yankees On March 28, 2012, Tatum was claimed off waivers by the
New York Yankees.
Retirement On February 13, 2013, after the Marlins rescinded Tatum's minor-league deal, Tatum announced his retirement from
Major League Baseball. ==Personal life==