Randall Max Ready (born January 8, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player and manager.

On June 12, 1986, Ready was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later.

[1] Only days after his trade to San Diego, Ready's wife Doreen suffered a heart attack that caused brain damage.

[4] On June 2, 1989, Ready was traded with John Kruk from the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chris James.

In the first inning of a Phillies game hosting the Padres, Ready caught a line drive hit by Tony Gwynn, stepped on second to force out Paul Faries,[7] and could have easily tagged out Tony Fernández, but threw the ball to first baseman Ricky Jordan for the third and final out.

[12] Following the 2009 season, Ready was a candidate to be the next manager of the Houston Astros,[13] however, the position was filled by Brad Mills.

[19] On January 8, 2016, Ready was hired to be the next manager for the Miami Marlins' Single-A affiliate, Jupiter Hammerheads.