Chris Seddon

Summary

Christopher Jon Seddon (born October 13, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Seddon was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the fifth round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft. He later went on to play in the Devil Rays organization (2001–2007), the Florida Marlins organization (2007–2008), the Seattle Mariners organization (2009–2010) and the Cleveland Indians organization (2012). On September 3, 2007, Seddon made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Marlins. He has also played in Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the SK Wyverns and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.

Chris Seddon
Seddon with the Yomiuri Giants
Pitcher
Born: (1983-10-13) October 13, 1983 (age 40)
Northridge, California, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: September 3, 2007, for the Florida Marlins
KBO: March 31, 2013, for the SK Wyverns
NPB: April 9, 2014, for the Yomiuri Giants
CPBL: April 23, 2015, for the Lamigo Monkeys
Last appearance
MLB: October 3, 2012, for the Cleveland Indians
NPB: September 25, 2014, for the Yomiuri Giants
KBO: June 9, 2016, for the SK Wyverns
CPBL: June 20, 2017, for the Fubon Guardians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–3
Earned run average5.47
Strikeouts44
KBO statistics
Win–loss record26–16
Earned run average3.90
Strikeouts270
NPB statistics
Win–loss record4–5
Earned run average4.67
Strikeouts37
CPBL statistics
Win–loss record6–10
Earned run average4.83
Strikeouts109
Teams

Professional career edit

Tampa Bay Devil Rays edit

Seddon was drafted in the fifth round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays out of Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, California.

Florida Marlins edit

He was called up by the Florida Marlins and made his major league debut on September 3, 2007. He spent all of 2008 playing for the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Marlins' Triple-A team and became a free agent at the end of the season.

Seattle Mariners edit

In December 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. He was granted Free Agency after the 2009 season but decided to re-sign to minor league contract with the Mariners. On July 15, 2010, Seddon was called up by the Mariners.[1] He made his debut for the Mariners 2 days later.

Following the 2010 season, he accepted an invitation to Mariners' spring training.[2]

Cleveland Indians edit

On January 9, 2012, Seddon signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. He also received an invitation to spring training.

Seddon's contract was purchased by the Indians on August 5, 2012.[3] He was designated for assignment on November 30, 2012, to make room for Mike McDade.[4]

SK Wyverns edit

On December 6, 2012, Seddon had his contract sold to the SK Wyverns in South Korea.

Yomiuri Giants edit

He signed with the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball League for the 2014 season.

Lamigo Monkeys edit

On April 13, 2015, he signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan.

Second Stint with Wyverns edit

Seddon signed with the SK Wyverns for the 2015 season.

Fubon Guardians edit

Seddon signed with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2017 season. On June 23, 2017, Seddon was released by the Guardians after struggling to a 5.92 ERA in 65.1 innings pitched.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ M's Open Second Half With Moves Archived July 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Home".
  3. ^ "Indians promote LHP Chris Seddon from Triple-A Columbus". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  4. ^ "Indians Claim Mike McDade, Designate Seddon". November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "Guardians released Chris Seddon. Jeremy Guthrie on watchlist?". 23 June 2017.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization