Chris Clapinski
Chris Clapinski | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Buffalo, New York | August 20, 1971|
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 17, 1999, for the Florida Marlins | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 24, 2000, for the Florida Marlins | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .267 |
Hits | 28 |
Runs | 18 |
Teams | |
Christopher Alan Clapinski (born August 20, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played for the Florida Marlins in 1999 and 2000.
Biography
[edit]A native of Buffalo, New York, Clapinski attended Palm Desert High School and the University of California, Berkeley. In 1990 and 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
In 1992, Clapinski signed with the Florida Marlins as an amateur free agent. He made his major league debut for the Marlins in 1999, playing in 36 games for the club that season, and in 34 games for Florida the following season. While playing with the minor league Buffalo Bisons in 2004, Clapinski appeared at every position except for pitcher and catcher.
References
[edit]- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Baseball players from Buffalo, New York
- Brevard County Manatees players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- California Golden Bears baseball players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Caribes de Anzoátegui players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Florida Marlins players
- Gulf Coast Marlins players
- Kane County Cougars players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Louisville Bats players
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Omaha Royals players
- Pastora de los Llanos players
- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Wareham Gatemen players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Palm Desert High School alumni
- Baseball players from Riverside County, California
- American baseball infielder stubs