Chris Turner

Christopher Wan Turner

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
• School Western Kentucky University
• High School Warren Central High School (Bowling Green)
• Debut August 27, 1993
• Final Game October 1, 2000
• Born March 23, 1969 in Bowling Green, KY USA

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Biographical Information

Chris Turner had eight years in the major leagues, although he only once had over 100 at-bats in a season in a career typical of modern third-string catcher.

He signed with the California Angels after being drafted in the 7th round in the 1991 amateur draft. He spent a couple of years in Single A ball, and then in 1993 hit .276/~.386/.367 for the Vancouver Canadians of the Pacific Coast League. He came up to the Angels for 75 at-bats, hitting .280.

The next year, in 1994, he had 149 at-bats, playing more games at catcher than any of the three other men who appeared at the position with the Angels that year. He hit .242. His 58 games and 149 at-bats were both career highs.

In 1995 and 1996 he spent most of each season with Vancouver, hitting around .260 each year while hitting some doubles but few home runs. He played a handful of games with the Angels both years. The Angels became the Anaheim Angels in 1997 and he appeared in 13 games with them, then was on the move for the remainder of his career. He was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Twins after that season, then was released in April of 1998 without playing any games for them at the major league level. He was then picked up by the Kansas City Royals and did appear in 4 games for them, going 0 for 9, although he spent most of the year in the high minors.

In 1999 and 2000 he was in the International League part of each season, first with the Cleveland Indians organization and then with the New York Yankees organization, and hit .273 both times. He again played briefly in the majors both seasons. He did not appear in the 2000 World Series with the Yankees, but he earned a share of the glory by appearing in 37 games with them. He was the backup behind Jorge Posada, hitting .236 while hitting his last of four major league homers.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the New York Yankees in 2000 (he did not play in the World Series)