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Chris Wakeland
American baseball player (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christopher Robert Wakeland (born June 15, 1975) is a former professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball, appearing in ten games for the Detroit Tigers in 2001.
Chris Wakeland | |
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![]() Wakeland with the Long Beach Armada in 2007 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: (1975-06-15) June 15, 1975 (age 49) Huntington Beach, California | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 4, 2001, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 6, 2001, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .250 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 6 |
Teams | |
Wakeland was drafted by the Tigers out of Oregon State University in the 15th round (431st overall) of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.[1]
Wakeland also played college baseball at George Fox University and was the first baseball player from that school to play in Major League Baseball.[2]
Wakeland began his professional career with the Jamestown Jammers of the New York–Penn League in 1996.[3] The Tigers added Wakeland to their 40-man roster in November 1999.[4]
Before the 2000 season, Baseball America ranked Wakeland Detroit's ninth-best prospect.[5]
He made his Major League debut on September 4, 2001 against the Chicago White Sox.[6] He started in right field and was hitless in three plate appearances.[7] On September 6, he picked up his first hit and run batted in on a fifth inning single against Matt Ginter which drove in Shane Halter.[8][9] On September 18, he hit a home run against Brad Radke of the Minnesota Twins, the first home run of is career.[8][10] He appeared in his tenth and final Major League game on October 6, 2001.[6]
The Florida Marlins signed Wakeland to a minor league contract in November 2002.[11]
Wakeland finished his professional baseball career with four seasons in independent baseball leagues from 2004 until 2007.[3]