Chris Ray
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| Baltimore Orioles — No. 37 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| June 14, 2005 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through August 31, 2006) |
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| Saves | 30 |
| ERA | 2.85 |
| Strikeouts | 86 |
| Former teams | |
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Christopher T. Ray (born January 12, 1982 in Tampa, Florida, United States) is a current Major League relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.
Ray graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida, [1] and was drafted in the third round of the 2003 MLB amateur draft out of The College of William and Mary. He spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons in the Orioles minor league system before being called up in June of 2005. He bats and throws right-handed and wears #37.
In 2005, Ray allowed only 2 earned runs in just under 20 innings. However, during the month of August, Ray was optioned to the Orioles' Class AA affiliate, the Bowie Baysox. His stint at Bowie was brief, as he was called up again in late August. The second stint with the Orioles saw Ray allow 4 earned runs in 16 innings. Ray finished 2005 with a 2.66 ERA in 40 innings pitched over 41 games, compiling a win-loss record of 1-3 with 8 holds. Ray also compiled a 1.28 WHIP.
The Orioles coaching staff had been so impressed by Ray's 2005 season that they were considering him their closer of the future. However, since the Orioles have had little success with rushing prospects into big league roles, the Orioles planned to ease Ray into the closer role sometime in 2007. However, closer B.J. Ryan left the Orioles as a free agent to the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Orioles were unable to sign a closer on the free agent market to serve as a short term solution, causing Ray to be the Orioles' de facto closer.
Chris Ray was the closer for the Baltimore Orioles in the 2006 season. Ray had a very successful first season as the closer for the O's. Ray compiled 33 SV, 2.73 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 66 IP, 45 H, 27 BB, 51 K and an opponent batting average of just .193.
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