Chris Britton (baseball)
| Chris Britton | |||
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Britton with the San Diego Padres in 2009 spring training.
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| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: December 16, 1982 Hollywood, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 12, 2006, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 2008, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.83 | ||
| Strikeouts | 58 | ||
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Christopher Daniel Britton (born December 16, 1982) is a right-handed former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
Britton attended Plantation High School in Florida. He was 1st-team All-Broward County and 2nd team All-State.
He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 8th round of the 2001 draft.
As of August 14, 2007, he has averaged 7.6 hits, 2.9 walks, and 9.5 strikeouts per 9 innings in the Minor Leagues.
In 2005 he was a High-A All-Star. He was 6-0 that year with a 1.60 ERA, and in 78.2 innings gave up on only 47 hits and 23 walks, while striking out 110 batters.
As a rookie with the Orioles in 2006, in 52 relief appearances Britton was 0-2 with a 3.35 ERA, with 46 hits, 41 strikeouts, and 17 walks in 53.2 innings.
On November 12, 2006, the Orioles traded Britton to the New York Yankees for right-handed pitcher Jaret Wright and $4 million. He started the season at AAA Scranton but was called up on April 15, 2007 after a string of injuries to starting pitching and a pair of extra inning games. He made his first appearance with the Yankees two days later, on April 17, pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He was recalled on August 29, 2007, with Sean Henn getting sent down to AAA. On June 6, 2008, Britton was placed on the disabled list.
Following the 2008 season, Britton was non-tendered by the Yankees, making him a free agent.
On December 19, 2008, the Padres announced the signing of Britton to a minor league deal. On May 25, 2009 the Padres released Britton due to a poor start at Triple A.
In 15 appearances for the Padres Double-A and Triple-A teams, Britton threw 20 2⁄3 innings, allowed 24 earned runs, 39 hits and 8 walks and struck out 10, with an ERA of 10.45.
Britton signed with the York Revolution of the Independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2009 season. He signed with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association for the 2010 season. He was released from the Saltdogs on 6/28/2010.
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