Chip Ambres
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New York Mets — No. 89 | |
Center Fielder | |
Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Major League Baseball debut | |
July 21, 2005, 2005 for the Kansas City Royals | |
Selected MLB statistics (through 2005) |
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Hits | 35 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs Batted In | 9 |
Raymond Payne "Chip" Ambres (born December 19, 1979 in Beaumont, Texas) is a center fielder who currently plays for the New York Mets. The right-handed hitter signed with the Boston Red Sox as a minor league free agent on November 19, 2004. He was originally selected (27th overall) by the Florida Marlins in the 1998 June Free Agent Draft. In 2000, Ambres was named the No. 6 prospect in the Marlins organization by Baseball America.
He made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals on July 20, 2005.
As a senior at West Brook Senior High School in Texas, Ambres was named a second team All-American by Baseball America.