Chris Stewart
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Christopher David Stewart
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.
- School Riverside Community College
- Debut September 6, 2006
- Born February 19, 1982 in Fontana, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Catcher Chris Stewart was signed by the Chicago White Sox and scouts Mark Salas and Joe Butler as a 12th round pick in the 2001 amateur draft and made his pro debut with the Bristol Sox the following year. He spent 2003 with the Winston-Salem Warthogs and split the next season between the Birmingham Barons and the Charlotte Knights. He returned to Birmingham in 2005, hitting .286 with 11 homers and 51 RBIs and making the circuit's All-Star team. He spent most of 2006 at Charlotte, where he hit .265 in 89 games. That September, he was called up by the Sox and went 0 for 1 in his first big league game on September 6th. Overall, he appeared in 6 games for the White Sox and went hitless in 8 at-bats.
