Chris Roberson

**Chris Roberson**

Baltimore Orioles — No. 26
Outfielder
Born: August 23, 1979 (1979-08-23) (age 28)
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 12, 2006 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.232
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2006-2007)

This article is about the baseball player. For the Science Fiction author and publisher, see Chris Roberson (author).

Christopher William Roberson (born August 23, 1979, in Oakland, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles. Roberson graduated from El Cerrito High School in El Cerrito in 1997, and attended both Contra Costa College and Feather River College. After graduating, Roberson played on the Clearwater Threshers, a Phillies farm team, and had a twenty-three game hit streak. After starting center fielder Aaron Rowand crashed into the outfield wall at Citizens Bank Park on May 11, [1]Roberson was called up and since then has often took the center field position, along with Shane Victorino. Roberson made his major league debut May 12, 2006 against the Cincinnati Reds. According to the Phillies' website, he is single and he played Little League baseball [2]. His father, Will Roberson, played professional basketball for the Detroit Pistons. He is not related to fellow Oakland, California native Dante Roberson.

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