Chris Carter (right-handed hitter)
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Carter with the Houston Astros
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| Free agent | |||
| First baseman / Designated hitter | |||
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Born: December 18, 1986 Redwood City, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 9, 2010, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .218 | ||
| Home runs | 150 | ||
| Runs batted in | 374 | ||
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Vernon Christopher "Chris" Carter (born December 18, 1986) is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He previously played for the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, and Milwaukee Brewers. Carter also has experience as a designated hitter and left fielder.
Carter was born in Redwood City, California. At approximately age 7 or 8, his family moved to Las Vegas. He attended Sierra Vista High School. In 2005, Sierra Vista's baseball team won the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Class 4A state championship.
Carter was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. Carter began his professional career with the Bristol White Sox of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2005. He hit 10 home runs and had 37 runs batted in (RBIs). He played for two teams in the 2006 season. The teams included the Great Falls White Sox of the Rookie-level Pioneer League and the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League. He had a combined total of 16 home runs and 63 RBIs. He played for Kannapolis in the 2007 season where he hit 25 home runs and had 93 RBIs. During the 2007 offseason, the White Sox traded Carter to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Carlos Quentin.
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