Kris Wilson (baseball)

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**Kris Wilson**

Philadelphia Phillies — No. --
Pitcher
Born: August 6, 1976 (1976-08-06) (age 31)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
July 28, 2000 for the Kansas City Royals
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Win-Loss	14-9
Earned run average	5.44
Strikeouts	142
Teams
Kansas City Royals (2000-2003) New York Yankees (2006)

Kris Wilson (born August 6, 1976 in Washington, D.C.) is a major league pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies who is began the 2007 season as a pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the Korean Baseball Organization. He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1997 amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals, whom he pitched for from 2000 to 2003. In Kansas City, he split 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.