Chris Roberson | |
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Center fielder | |
Born: Oakland, California | August 23, 1979|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 12, 2006, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 2007, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .232 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Christopher William Roberson (born August 23,1979) is an American-born Mexican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2006 to 2007. He was drafted by the Phillies in the 9th round of the 2001 MLB Draft.
Roberson graduated from El Cerrito High School in El Cerrito in 1997,and attended both Contra Costa College and Feather River College. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 9th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft.
After graduating,Roberson played on the Clearwater Threshers,a Phillies farm team,and had a twenty-three game hit streak. Playing for the Reading Phillies,Roberson was named the 2005 Eastern League Rookie of the Year. [1] [2] After starting center fielder Aaron Rowand crashed into the outfield wall at Citizens Bank Park on May 11,2006, [3] Roberson was called up to play the center field position,along with Shane Victorino. Roberson made his major league debut on May 12,2006,against the Cincinnati Reds.
Out of options,Roberson was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in January 2008 for cash. [4] In February 2008,Roberson was assigned to the Norfolk Tides of the International League. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
In January 2009,Roberson signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. After spending the 2009 season with the Reno Aces,he was again granted free agency.
In 2010,he signed with Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. While in Mexico,Roberson has also played for Liga Mexicana del Pacífico teams Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Águilas de Mexicali. [5] He played for the club during the 2010 and 2011 campaigns.
In 2012,he played for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in the American Association.
Roberson joined the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League for part of the 2012 season. He played for the club in every season through 2019. He resigned with the club for the 2020 season,but did not play in a game due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
On February 2,2021,Roberson was traded to the Bravos de León of the Mexican League. In 2021,he batted .289/.353/.493 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs in 51 games. In 2022,he started the season batting .363/.442/.611 with 6 home runs and 30 RBIs in 30 games.
On May 28,2022,Roberson was traded to the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League in exchange for OF Alán García,and the rights to P Alejandro Chávez (for 2022 and 2023) and P Juan Pablo Téllez (for 2022). [7] In 48 games,he hit .288/.354/.441 with 4 home runs,33 RBI,and 6 stolen bases. Roberson played in 45 games for Monclova in 2023,batting .268/.311/.325 with one home run,22 RBI,and 6 stolen bases.
On January 23,2024,Roberson was hired by the Tampa Bay Rays to serve as a coach for their rookie–level affiliate,the Florida Complex League Rays. [8]
He was selected for the Mexico national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
On March 7,2019,he was replaced by Jesús Fabela at the 2019 exhibition games against Japan. [9]
After moving to Mexico,Roberson married Yaneth Hurtado,with whom he has two daughters and one son,and later became a citizen of the country. [5]
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