Kris Wilson (baseball)

:"This article is about the baseball player. For the NFL football player, see Kris Wilson (football player). For the CFL football player see Chris Wilson (CFL football player). For the musician, see Chris Wilson."Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name= Kris Wilson
position=Pitcher
team=Free Agent
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|8|6
debutdate=July 28
debutyear=2000
debutteam=Kansas City Royals
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=14-9
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.44
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=142
teams=
*Kansas City Royals (by|2000-by|2003)
*New York Yankees (by|2006)

Kris Wilson (born August 6, 1976 in Washington, D.C.) is a major league pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted in the ninth round of the by|1997 amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals, whom he pitched for from by|2000 to by|2003.

In Kansas City, he split time between the bullpen and starting rotation with 19 starts. He was signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent during the by|2005 season on May 17, and was assigned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. He was called up from Columbus on July 5, by|2006, and made a relief appearance against the Cleveland Indians, pitching two scoreless innings and giving up no hits. He made his only start for the Yankees on July 9 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays replacing Shawn Chacón, lasting just 2 2/3 innings while giving up 3 runs on 5 hits. He was replaced in the starting rotation by newly acquired Sidney Ponson, and sent down to the bullpen. Wilson was designated for assignment on July 24.

On December 8, by|2007, Wilson signed with the Philadelphia Phillies, but before pitching a game for the Phillies, Wilson signed with the Samsung Lions of the KBO.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsokr01.shtml Baseball Reference]