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Chris Pritchett
Chris Pritchett
	First baseman
	Born: January 31, 1970 (age 54); Merced, California
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 6, 1996, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
	May 23, 2000, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.221
Home runs	3
RBI	11
Teams
	California/Anaheim Angels (1996, 1998–1999); Philadelphia Phillies (2000);

Christopher Davis Pritchett (born January 31, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the California/Anaheim Angels and Philadelphia Phillies between 1996 and 2000, and is currently a college baseball coach for the UBC Thunderbirds.

Amateur career edit

A native of Merced, California, Pritchett graduated from Central Catholic High School (Modesto, California) and is an alumnus of the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1990, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1]

Professional career edit

Drafted by the California Angels in the second round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft, Pritchett made his Major League Baseball debut with the California Angels on September 6, 1996, and appeared in his final game on May 23, 2000.

Scouting and coaching career edit

Following his playing career, Pritchett was an international scout for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball, assigned to Canada.^[2]

In 2015 he became the head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds baseball team, which competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.^[3]

Personal edit

Pritchett has been married to Canadian voice actress and singer Saffron Henderson since 2001.^[4]

References edit

^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "Boston Red Sox". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
^ UBC Thunderbirds
^ Steve Ewen (12 May 2008). "Pritchett ends up in Vancouver". The Province. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Press Reader.

External links edit

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[2] "Boston Red Sox". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-11.

[3] UBC Thunderbirds

[4] Steve Ewen (12 May 2008). "Pritchett ends up in Vancouver". The Province. Retrieved 15 October 2023 – via Press Reader.

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