Chris Ray
| Chris Ray | |||
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Ray with the Baltimore Orioles
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 12, 1982 Tampa, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 14, 2005, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 29, 2011, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 18–19 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.10 | ||
| Strikeouts | 230 | ||
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Christopher Thomas Ray (born January 12, 1982) is a former American professional baseball pitcher.
Ray graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida, and was drafted in the third round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft out of The College of William and Mary, where he started on their baseball team.
He spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons in the Orioles minor league system before being called up in June of 2005.
In 2005, Ray allowed only two earned runs in just under 20 innings. However, during the month of August, Ray was optioned to the Orioles' Double-A affiliate, the Bowie Baysox. His stint at Bowie was brief, as he was called up again in late August. The second stint with the Orioles saw Ray allow 4 earned runs in 16 innings. Ray finished 2005 with a 2.66 ERA in 40 innings pitched over 41 games, compiling a record of 1-3 with 8 holds. Ray also compiled a 1.28 WHIP.
The Orioles coaching staff had been so impressed by Ray's 2005 season that they were considering him their closer of the future. But, since the Orioles have had little success with rushing prospects into big league roles, they planned to ease Ray into the closer role sometime in 2007. However, closer B.J. Ryan left the Orioles as a free agent to the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Orioles were unable to sign a closer on the free agent market to serve as a short term solution, causing Ray to be the Orioles' de facto closer.
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