not play again until 1995, emerging with the Cincinnati Reds before being signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996. was the low point of Gant's career when he struck out 162 times and batted .229 for the Cardinals. After the Cardinals didn't play him full-time in 1998 (though he still hit 26 homers), he was traded by the Cardinals with Jeff Brantley and Cliff Politte to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ricky Bottalico and Garrett Stephenson on November 19. The next year, Gant would have his last real quality season. With the Phillies in , he batted a solid .260 with 17 home runs and 77 RBIs. He had 13 stolen bases and 107 runs scored, with 27 doubles and two triples, in 134 hits. He set the lowest RBI total ever by a player with 25 or more homers (tied in 2015 by Joc Pederson, who also hit 26 home runs with 54 RBIs). After a non-productive 2003 season with the A's, Gant retired at age 38. In a 16-season career, Gant batted .256 with 321 home runs and 1,008 RBIs. He had 243 stolen bases and 1,080 runs scored in 1,832 games. Gant had 302 doubles and 50 triples in his career. He ended with 1,651 hits in 6,449 at-bats. Gant averaged 20 home runs, 63 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases a year. In post-season play, Gant was a .228 hitter with 8 home runs and 28 RBIs in 52 playoff games; he had 43 hits in 189 at-bats. Broadcasting During the 2005 Major League Baseball season, Gant worked as a color commentator for the Atlanta Braves on TBS. He also worked as an analyst on SportSouth during Braves games and on the MLB Network. On October 25, 2012, he became a news anchor for the Atlanta Fox owned-and-operated station WAGA-TV, co-hosting the morning show Good Day Atlanta. Personal life In 1992, Gant was involved in a bar fight in Georgia with Connie Mack IV, the great-grandson of Hall of Famer Connie Mack. Mack suffered a broken ankle in the fight but a jury ultimately found that Gant was not responsible for Mack's injuries. In February 2005, Gant was involved in a fatal car accident when his sport utility vehicle collided with a pickup truck in Fulton County, Georgia, killing the truck's driver. In June 2005, Gant and his wife assisted the Office of the Attorney General of