Chris Michalak

Chris Michalak
Pitcher
Born: January 4, 1971 (1971-01-04) (age 40) Joliet, Illinois
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 22, 1998 for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2006 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Win-Loss	10-15
Earned run average	4.70
Strikeouts	87
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (1998) Toronto Blue Jays (2001) Texas Rangers (2001–2002) Cincinnati Reds (2006)

Christian Matthew "Chris" Michalak (born January 4, 1971 in Joliet, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. When Michalak played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2001, he was popular with fans for his relatively advanced age at which he made his major league debut, appearing as a sort of underdog, as well as having the best move in all of baseball for throwing out a potential base-stealer at first base. Michalak played for the Washington Nationals Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, in 2007. On June 14, 2008, Michalak signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Albuquerque Isotopes. After his release from the Marlins organization, he signed with the Oakland Athletics and assigned to their Double-A affiliate, the Midland RockHounds, on August 2, 2008. He became a free agent at the end of the season. On April 26, 2009, Michalak signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays.

On December 4, 2009, Michalak was named the pitching coach for the Hagerstown Suns.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Michalak, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 4, 1971
Place of birth	Joliet, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death