 Woodward, playing for the Braves in 2007 |
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| New York Yankees — No. -- | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: June 27 1976 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 7, 1999 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Avg | .243 |
| RBI | 186 |
| HR | 33 |
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Christopher Michael "Woody" Woodward (born June 27, 1976 in Covina, California) is a Minor League infielder for the New York Yankees. Woodward attended Mt. San Antonio College before being selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 54th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut on June 7, 1999, hitting a sacrifice fly in an 8-2 loss to the New York Mets. From 2002 through 2004, Woodward was the starting shortstop in about half of Toronto's games. On August 7, 2002, he achieved a rare feat by hitting three home runs in one game as a shortstop (the first as a Blue Jay and the 15th overall).[1] After a difficult and injury-plagued offensive season in 2004, the Blue Jays released him. In 2005 Woodward signed with the New York Mets. Woodward was the epitome of flexibility, playing at six different positions including the entire infield and performing well off the bench and as a starter and even managed two game-winning hits. In 2006 he struggled with injuries and the Mets chose not to re-sign him. On December 20, 2006, Woodward agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves.[2] He went through a huge down season in Atlanta however, hitting an MLB-position player worst .199 with only one homer. He was close to signing a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on December 7, 2007. Woodward is married with one child and resides in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Trivia
- In 2004, Chris Woodward was featured in an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation.
See also
References
- ^ "August 7, 2002 Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays Play-by-Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com (2002-08-07).
- ^ "Woodward agrees to one-year deal". MLB.com (2006-12-20).
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
