Chris Snelling

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Christopher Doyle Snelling

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

• Debut May 25, 2002
• Born December 3, 1981 in North Miami, FL USA

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Chris Snelling played for Australia at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He only hit .125/.147/.188 with 2 runs and one RBI in nine games as Australia's right fielder in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup but they still won their first Gold Medal ever in a major international competition.

Snelling was one of Australia's best hitters in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Their right fielder, he went 3 for 11 with 2 walks (the team lead), 2 homers (the team lead), 3 runs and 3 RBI in 3 games. His 9 total bases tied Brett Roneberg for the team lead and he was second in slugging to Roneberg. All his hits came in a 17-7 win over the Mexican national team, the homers coming off Oliver Perez and David Cortes. The performance earned Snelling a deal with the San Diego Padres shortly after Australia was eliminated from the event.

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