Chris Snyder | |||
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Snyder with the Baltimore Orioles
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Catcher | |||
Born: Houston, Texas |
February 12, 1981 |||
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MLB debut | |||
August 21, 2004, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 28, 2013, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .224 | ||
Home runs | 77 | ||
Runs batted in | 298 | ||
Teams | |||
Christopher Ryan Snyder (born February 12, 1981) is an American former professional baseball catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros and the Baltimore Orioles. He bats and throws right-handed.
Snyder attended Spring Woods High School and the University of Houston. In 2001, Snyder started every game and hit .316; he also led the team in home runs, hits, doubles, RBIs, total bases, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and hit by pitches. He was named All-Conference USA second team and also played for Team USA hitting 1 home run and having 9 RBIs. In 2002, he hit .348 with 15 home runs and 70 RBIs and was named to the All-Tournament Team in the Conference USA Tournament.
Snyder had been drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft, but chose to attend college. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.