Chris Dominguez | |
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![]() Dominguez with the Iowa Cubs in 2017 | |
Bellarmine Knights | |
Head coach | |
Born: Los Angeles, California, U.S. | November 22, 1986|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 3, 2014, for the San Francisco Giants | |
Last appearance | |
June 27, 2015, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .175 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
Teams | |
Christopher Omar Dominguez (born November 22,1986) is an American former professional baseball third baseman,who is the current head baseball coach of the Bellarmine Knights. He played college baseball for the Louisville from 2007 to 2009. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 2 seasons with the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds.
Dominguez attended Gulliver Prep in Coral Gables,Florida. He was drafted out of high school by the Texas Rangers in the 17th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft,but he did not sign,opting to attend college.
Dominguez attended the University of Louisville,where he played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals baseball team of the Big East Conference. In 2006,he played summer ball for the Newport Gulls. As a freshman in 2007,Dominguez was named to a First Team College Freshman All-American at designated hitter and Columbia (MO) Regional MVP in the College World Series. In the summer of 2007 he played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). [1] [2]
In 2008,he was named a Second Team College All-American and Big East Conference All-Star at third base,and Big East Conference Player of the Year. [3] After the season,he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft,but he opted to return to Louisville for another season. In the summer of 2008,he returned to the CCBL to play for the Hyannis Mets,where he was named a league all-star,and made headlines by crushing three home runs in a single game,the first CCBL player to accomplish the feat since baseball hall of famer Frank Thomas did it twenty years earlier. [4] [5]
In 2009,he was named a First Team College All-American and Big East Conference All-Star third baseman and Big East Conference Player of the Year.[ citation needed ]
The San Francisco Giants selected Dominguez in the third round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft;he signed with the Giants.[ citation needed ] Dominguez made his professional debut with the Arizona Giants of the Rookie-level Arizona League and Salem Keizer Volcanoes of the Class-A Short Season Northwest League in 2010. He played for the Augusta GreenJackets of the Class-A South Atlantic League (SAL) in 2010,and he was named the SAL All-Star third baseman in 2010. In 2011,Dominguez began the season with the San Jose Giants of the Class-A Advanced California League,before he was promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class-AA Eastern League. He was invited to spring training in 2012. [6]
Dominguez was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1,2014. [7] On September 21,2014,Dominguez hit his first Major League home run off Ian Kennedy,accounting for the only runs of the game in an 8–2 loss to the San Diego Padres.
On February 4,2015,Dominguez was released by the Giants.
On February 11,2015,Dominguez signed a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training with the Cincinnati Reds. [8] He spent time with both the Triple-A Louisville Bats and the Reds that season. He elected free agency on November 6,2015. [9]
On December 15,2015,Dominguez signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox that included an invite to spring training. He spent the entire 2016 season with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox,playing in 77 games and hitting .241/.275/.439 with 13 home runs,39 RBI,and 7 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 7,2016. [10]
Dominguez signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization on January 16,2017,which included an invite to spring training. [11] He spent the year with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs,playing in 102 games and hitting .284/.323/.443 with 11 home runs,45 RBI,and 12 stolen bases. Dominguez elected free agency following the season on November 6. [12]
On December 19,2017,Dominguez signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. He played in 84 games for the Triple–A Syracuse Chiefs,batting .243/.293/.406 with nine home runs,45 RBI,and seven stolen bases. Dominguez elected free agency following the season on November 2,2018. [13]
Dominguez later re-signed with Washington on a minor league deal on March 14,2019. Dominguez was released by the Nationals organization on May 25.
On June 13,2022,Dominguez was named the head baseball coach of the Bellarmine Knights. [14]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Bellarmine Knights (ASUN Conference)(2023–present) | |||||||||
2023 | Bellarmine | 13–42 | 8–22 | 14th | |||||
2024 | Bellarmine | 10–45 | 9–21 | 12th | |||||
Bellarmine: | 23–87 | 17–43 | |||||||
Total: | 23–87 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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