Chris Singleton | |||
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Center fielder | |||
Born: Martinez, California |
August 15, 1972 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 10, 1999, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
May 19, 2005, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .273 | ||
Home runs | 45 | ||
Runs batted in | 276 | ||
Teams | |||
Christopher Verdell Singleton (born August 15, 1972) is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball. During his six-year major league career (from 1999 to 2005), he played for the Chicago White Sox (1999-2001), Baltimore Orioles (2002), Oakland Athletics (2003) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005). During his playing career, his listed height and weight were 6'2", 210 pounds. He batted and threw left-handed.
Selected by the Houston Astros in the 30th round (790th overall) of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft, Singleton opted to attend the University of Nevada. His stock rose considerably over the next three years, and he was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. On November 11, 1997, he was traded by the Giants with pitcher Alberto Castillo to the New York Yankees for Charlie Hayes and cash. On December 8, 1998, the Yankees dealt him to the White Sox for minor leaguer Rich Pratt.