Chris Heisey

Heisey with the Cincinnati Reds

Washington Nationals – No. 14

Outfielder

Born: December 14, 1984 (age 32)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut

May 3, 2010, for the Cincinnati Reds

MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)

Batting average

.242

Home runs

Runs batted in

173

Teams

Christopher J. Heisey (born December 14, 1984) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Heisey graduated from Donegal High School in 2003, and went on to Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. At Messiah College, he set career records in batting average (.405), total bases (294), doubles (41), home runs (23), extra base hits (71), and consecutive game hitting streak (14).

Following his junior year of college, Heisey was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 17th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.

He played in the Reds' minor league system for all or parts of six seasons. In the minors leagues, he had a .294 overall batting average, 52 home runs, 241 RBI, and 88 stolen bases. In 2009, he was named the Reds' minor league player of the year.

Heisey was added to the Reds' 40-man roster after the 2009 season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.

Heisey played his first Major League game with the Cincinnati Reds on May 3, 2010, starting in right field and going 0-for-5 against the New York Mets. On May 11, starting in centerfield and batting leadoff for the Reds against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he got his first three Major League hits (the first came off starter Charlie Morton), including his first home run, a two-run shot off Jeff Karstens in a 9–0 win. Heisey played in 97 games his rookie season and batted .254 with eight home runs and 21 RBIs. He excelled as a pinch hitter, hitting four home runs to share the Major League lead in pinch-hit home runs with Matt Stairs.

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