Chris Magruder (born April 26, 1977 in Tacoma, Washington) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers. Magruder elected free agency following the 2005 season, in lieu of an outright assignment to the Brewer's top minor league baseball affiliate, the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. He had served in a backup role as a reserve for the starting outfielders Carlos Lee, Geoff Jenkins, and Brady Clark. Magruder was drafted out of the University of Washington by the San Francisco Giants. He made his Major League debut in 2001 as a member of the Texas Rangers. One of Magruder's first cousins in Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna. Magruder was nicknamed "McGriddles" and "Roto-Ruder" by Brewers fans.
Sources
- MLB.com Player Profile
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
