Chris Widger
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: May 21, 1971 Wilmington, Delaware |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 23, 1995, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 15, 2006, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .238 | ||
| Home runs | 55 | ||
| Runs batted in | 222 | ||
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Christopher Jon Widger (born May 21, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher. He played in MLB from 1995-2006 with the Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. He is the currently the Bench Coach of the Minor League team Wilmington Blue Rocks.
A third round pick in the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft, Widger played for the Seattle Mariners (1995-1996, 2000), Montréal Expos (1997-2000), New York Yankees (2002), St. Louis Cardinals (2003), Chicago White Sox (2005-2006), and Baltimore Orioles (2006). On July 23, 2006, he was placed on waivers by the White Sox, who had acquired Sandy Alomar, Jr. to replace him as their backup catcher. On August 4, 2006, Widger was signed by the Orioles to a contract for the rest of the 2006 season.
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