Chris Stewart (baseball)
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| New York Yankees — No. -- | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 19, 1982 Fontana, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 6, 2006 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through May 11, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .188 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
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Christopher David Stewart (born on February 19, 1982 in Fontana, California) is a Major League Baseball catcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Stewart attended Riverside Community College before being selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th Round (373rd overall) of the 2001 amateur entry draft.
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[edit] Minor League Career
Stewart first played for the Bristol White Sox of the Appalachian League in 2002. The year after that, Stewart was promoted to High-A ball with the Winston-Salem Warthogs in the Carolina League. In 2004, Stewart split his time, first playing Triple-A ball with the Charlotte Knights of the International League and then Double-A baseball with the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League.
Stewart stayed with the Barons for the whole 2005 minor league baseball season. In 2006, Stewart was promoted back up to Triple-A with the Charlotte Knights and put on the White Sox's 40-man roster and made his Major League debut on September 6, 2006.
[edit] Major League Career
Stewart appeared in 4 games for the White Sox before making his first start on September 27, 2006. In his 8 major league at bats, Stewart had no hits and two strikeouts. Stewart was traded to the Rangers on January 12, 2007, for minor league pitcher Johnny Lujan.
After showing solid defensive skills in spring training, Stewart beat out veteran Miguel Ojeda for the Rangers backup catcher job, and started the season on the major league roster. On June 9, 2007, the Rangers optioned Stewart to Triple-A after acquiring Adam Melhuse in a trade. Stewart went to 2008 spring training with the Rangers before being released on March 27, 2008. [1]
On April 3, 2008, Stewart signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees and was assigned to their Triple-A affliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
He was called up following the injury to Yankee catcher Jorge Posada on April 28, 2008. He was sent down after only appearing in one game on April 30th, after Chad Moeller cleared waivers and re-joined the team.
[edit] Career Minor League Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | Runs | H | Doubles | Triples | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | OBP | Slug% | BA |
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| 2002 | R-Bristol White Sox | 42 | 158 | 25 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 0 | .350 | .354 | .278 |
| 2003 | A-Winston-Salem Warthogs | 76 | 217 | 18 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 1 | .294 | .290 | .207 |
| 2004 | AAA-Charlotte Knights | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .188 | .143 | .071 |
| 2004 | AA-Birmingham Barons | 83 | 260 | 26 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 59 | 2 | .299 | .300 | .231 |
| 2005 | AA-Birmingham Barons | 95 | 311 | 39 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 24 | 37 | 3 | .341 | .460 | .286 |
| 2006 | AAA-Charlotte | 89 | 272 | 40 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 35 | 3 | .314 | .393 | .265 |
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
