Chris Widger

Chris Widger
Catcher
Born: May 21, 1971 (1971-05-21) (age 40)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 23, 1995 for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 2006 for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Batting average	.238
Home runs	55
Runs batted in	222
Former teams
Seattle Mariners (1995–1996) Montreal Expos (1997–2000) Seattle Mariners (2000) New York Yankees (2002) St. Louis Cardinals (2003) Chicago White Sox (2005–2006) Baltimore Orioles (2006)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2005)

Christopher Jon Widger (born May 21, 1971 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a former Major League Baseball catcher.

Career

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.

Widger played 9 years in MLB. After playing all of the 2004 season out of the major leagues, (he played with the independent Camden Riversharks), Widger made the Chicago White Sox as a backup where he won a World Series in 2005. He played catcher, but also played at first base, third base, and once in the outfield. He is a graduate of George Mason University and Pennsville Memorial High School in Pennsville Township, New Jersey.^[1]

References

1. ^ Minnick, Kevin. "A story straight out of Hollywood: S.J. Sports Figure of the Year", Courier-Post, December 30, 2005. Accessed August 18, 2007.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Widger, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	May 21, 1971
Place of birth	Wilmington, Delaware
Date of death
Place of death