Kris Wilson

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This article is about the baseball player. For the football player, see Kris Wilson (American football).

Kris Wilson (born August 6, 1976 in Washington, D.C.) is a major league starting pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals, whom he pitched for from 2000 to 2003. In Kansas City, he spilt time between bullpen and starting rotation with 19 starts. He was signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent during the 2005 season on May 17, and was assigned to the Triple A Columbus Clippers. He was called up from Columbus on July 5, 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.