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Chris Bootcheck 
Bootcheck during his tenure with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005.Lotte Giants — No. 97 Relief pitcher Born: October 24, 1978 Bats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 9, 2003 for the Anaheim Angels Career statistics
(through 2008 season)Win-Loss 3-7 Earned run average 6.04 Strikeouts 92 Teams - Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2003, 2005-2008)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (2009)
- Yokohama BayStars (2010) (NPB)
- Lotte Giants (2011) (KBO)
Christopher Brandon Bootcheck (born October 24, 1978 in LaPorte, Indiana) is an American professional baseball pitcher who currently plays in South Korea for the Lotte Giants.
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Playing career
College
Bootcheck played collegiately for the Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference. He attended Michigan City (Rogers) High School for two years and La Porte High School for two years. He made his major league debut with the Anaheim Angels on September 9, 2003.
Professional
On May 2, 2006, Bootcheck was hurt while running from the bullpen to the mound during the Angels' brawl with the Oakland Athletics. He was placed on the disabled list with a hamstring injury and missed most of the season. He became a free agent after the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
In 2010, he played for the Yokohama Bay Stars of Nippon Professional Baseball. However, in 2011, he returned to Major League Baseball, signing a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. On July 2, he was granted his release by Tampa Bay.[1]
References
- ^ Links, Zach. "Rays Grant Chris Bootcheck His Release". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/rays-grant-chris-bootcheck-his-release.html. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first-round draft picks 1965: Spencer | 1966: Jim DeNeff | 1967: Nunn | 1968: Allen | 1969: Bannister | 1970: Dade | 1971: Tanana | 1972: Chalk | 1973: Taylor | 1974: Miley | 1975: Goodwin | 1976: Landreaux | 1977: Dotson | 1978: Brunansky | 1979: No first round pick | 1980: Rasmussen | 1981: Schofield | 1982: Kipper | 1983: Doran | 1984: Pappas | 1985: Fraser, Cook | 1986: Hernández, Stevens, Carr, Fetters, Green | 1987: Orton, Holdridge | 1988: J. Abbott | 1989: K. Abbott | 1990: No first round pick | 1991: Pérez, Fábregas | 1992: Janicki, Schmidt | 1993: Anderson | 1994: Christensen | 1995: Erstad | 1996: No first round pick | 1997: Glaus | 1998: Etherton | 1999: No first round pick | 2000: Torres, Bootcheck | 2001: Kotchman, Mathis | 2002: Saunders | 2003: Wood | 2004: Weaver | 2005: Bell | 2006: Conger | 2007: Bachanov | 2008: No first round pick | 2009: Grichuck, Trout, Skaggs, Richards, Kehrer | 2010: Cowart, Bredosian, Clarke, Lindsey, Bolden | 2011: CronCategories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Indiana
- Anaheim Angels players
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Auburn Tigers baseball players
- People from La Porte, Indiana
- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Salt Lake Stingers players
- Salt Lake Bees players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Durham Bulls players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Yokohama BayStars players
- Expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Lotte Giants players
- American baseball pitcher, 1970s births stubs
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