Chris Heisey

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Chris Heisey

Cincinnati Reds – No. 28
Outfielder
Born: (1984-12-14) December 14, 1984 Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 3, 2010 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Batting Average	.254
Home runs	42
Runs batted in	125
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (2010–present)

Christopher Heisey (born December 14, 1984) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds.

Heisey graduated from Donegal High School in 2003 and went on to Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. At Messiah College, he set career records in batting average (.405), total bases (294), doubles (41), home runs (23), extra base hits (71), and consecutive game hitting streak (14).^[1] Following his junior year of college, he was drafted by the Reds in the 17th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.

Chris played in the Reds' minor league system for all or part of six seasons. During his time in the minor leagues, Chris had a .294 overall batting average, 52 home runs, 241 RBI, and 88 stolen bases. In 2009, Heisey was named the Reds' minor league player of the year.

He was added to the Reds' 40 man roster after the 2009 season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.^[2]

Chris played his first major league game with the Cincinnati Reds on May 3, 2010. On May 11, 2010, Chris got his first three major league hits, including his first home run, in a 9-0 win against the Pirates. Chris played in 97 games his rookie season and batted .254 with eight home runs and 21 RBIs. He excelled as a pinch hitter hitting 4 Home runs to share the Major league lead in pinch hit home runs with San Diego Padres Outfielder Matt Stairs. On June 22, 2011, Heisey hit three home runs in a game against the New York Yankees. In 2011, he finished his second full major league season with a .254 batting average, 18 home runs, and 50 RBI.

After qualifying as a Super Two player, giving him an extra year of arbitration eligibility, Heisey agreed to a one-year, $1.325 million contract on January 31, 2013.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.gomessiah.com/sports/2012/1/18/BB_0118124155.aspx?id=55
↑ http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091120&content_id=7695098&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin
↑ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (January 31, 2013). "Reds Avoid Arbitration With Simon, Heisey". MLB Trade Rumors.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

v t e Cincinnati Reds current roster

Active roster	2 Zack Cozart 4 Brandon Phillips 6 Billy Hamilton 9 Jack Hannahan 19 Joey Votto 21 Todd Frazier 23 Donald Lutz 25 Skip Schumaker 28 Chris Heisey 31 Alfredo Simón 32 Jay Bruce 34 Homer Bailey 36 Henry Rodríguez 39 Devin Mesoraco 43 Manny Parra 44 Mike Leake 45 Sean Marshall 46 Curtis Partch 47 Johnny Cueto 48 Ryan Ludwick 50 Neftalí Soto 51 Jonathan Broxton 52 Tony Cingrani 54 Aroldis Chapman 55 Mat Latos 58 Nick Christiani 60 J. J. Hoover 63 Sam LeCure 66 Logan Ondrusek 67 Daniel Corcino 73 Carlos Contreras 74 Ismael Guillon 77 Yorman Rodríguez -- Tucker Barnhart -- Pedro Beato -- Juan Duran -- David Holmberg -- Ryan LaMarre -- Brayan Peña -- Chad Rogers

Coaching Staff	Manager 38 Bryan Price Bench Coach -- Jay Bell First Base Coach 22 Billy Hatcher Third Base Coach -- Steve Smith Hitting Coach -- Don Long Pitching Coach -- Jeff Pico Bullpen Coach 57 Mack Jenkins Bullpen Catcher 72 Mike Stefanski Coach -- Freddie Benavides

Persondata
Name	Heisey, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 14, 1984
Place of birth	Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death

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