Английская Википедия:Chris Richard (baseball)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography Christopher Robert Richard (born June 7, 1974) is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He is an alumnus of University of San Diego High School in San Diego and of Oklahoma State University. He last played in the majors in Шаблон:Baseball year for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Career
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB Draft, Richard made his Major League Baseball debut with the Cardinals on July 17, Шаблон:Mlby. He hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, becoming the fourth player in the history of the club to do so. After appearing in six games with the Cardinals, Richard was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on July 29, 2000, for pitcher Mike Timlin.
With Baltimore, Richard's Шаблон:Mlby campaign would be the best of his career. In 136 games for the Orioles, he compiled a .265 batting average with 15 home runs and 65 RBI.
After appearing in 50 games for Baltimore in Шаблон:Mlby, Richard was traded to the Colorado Rockies on March 21, Шаблон:Mlby, for outfielder Jack Cust.
Initially a first baseman, Richard was converted to an outfielder with Jeff Conine being the Orioles' mainstay at first base, and later Todd Helton being the Rockies starter at first.
After being out of organized baseball in Шаблон:Baseball year, Richard played for the Oklahoma RedHawks in the Texas Rangers organization in Шаблон:Baseball year. After spending the Шаблон:Baseball year season playing for the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, he played Шаблон:Baseball year and Шаблон:Baseball year with the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Richard returned to Durham to start the Шаблон:Baseball year season. He was called up by the Rays on September 7, 2009, after Carlos Peña suffered two broken fingers on a CC Sabathia pitch, and had one plate appearance in the second game of a day/night doubleheader against the New York Yankees.
Richard was released and became a minor league free agent in 2009.
He played for the Durham Bulls once again in 2010.
Richard retired on March 4, 2011.[1]
Richard lives in his hometown of San Diego, CA with his wife and daughter, where he co-owns and operates his family business, Personal Pitcher.[2]
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