The New York Mets selected Başak in the sixth round, with the 185th overall selection, of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft. He hit .265 in his minor league career up until 2006, and had 161 stolen bases in 814 games. He mostly played shortstop. He signed with the Yankees in the 2006-07 offseason, and in the following spring training he hit .311.
Capable of playing any infield position, Başak played left and right field for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, where he led the team in doubles and was second in stolen bases. He was called up to the Yankees on June 6, 2007. He saw his first action on June 9, pinch running for, and subsequently replacing, third baseman Alex Rodriguez. On June 24, he got his first at bat, hitting a line drive that was caught by Barry Bonds.[2] After playing sparingly, he was optioned back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 1, and replaced by Edwar Ramirez.
On July 27, the Yankees called up Başak from Triple-A, as Kei Igawa was optioned down. Başak was optioned back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on August 1. On August 15, he was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Andrew Brackman.[3] On August 16, 2007, he was claimed off waivers by the Twins. He played for the Twins' Triple-A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre during the 2008 season. He got claimed off waivers by New York during the season. He retired after the 2008 season.
Referencesedit
^Hoch, Bryan (June 5, 2007). . MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^"With Minor Adjustment, Damon Is Back in Place - The New York Times". The New York Times. June 27, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^"Yankees Reach Deal With Top Pick - The New York Times". The New York Times. August 16, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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February 15, 2024
chris, başak, christopher, joseph, başak, born, december, 1978, american, former, professional, baseball, infielder, played, york, yankees, major, league, baseball, 2007, during, career, played, yankees, york, mets, minnesota, twins, organizations, basak, made. Christopher Joseph Basak born December 6 1978 is an American former professional baseball infielder He played for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball in 2007 During his career he played in the Yankees New York Mets Minnesota Twins and organizations Basak made five appearances for the Yankees receiving one at bat Chris BasakBasak with the Rochester Red WingsInfielderBorn 1978 12 06 December 6 1978 age 45 North Platte Nebraska U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 9 2007 for the New York YankeesLast MLB appearanceJuly 31 2007 for the New York YankeesMLB statisticsBatting average 000At bats1TeamsNew York Yankees 2007 Career editBasak grew up in Joliet Illinois and attended Minooka High School in Minooka Illinois He then attended the University of Illinois where he played college baseball as a shortstop for the Illinois Fighting Illini 1 The New York Mets selected Basak in the sixth round with the 185th overall selection of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft He hit 265 in his minor league career up until 2006 and had 161 stolen bases in 814 games He mostly played shortstop He signed with the Yankees in the 2006 07 offseason and in the following spring training he hit 311 Capable of playing any infield position Basak played left and right field for the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees the Yankees Triple A affiliate where he led the team in doubles and was second in stolen bases He was called up to the Yankees on June 6 2007 He saw his first action on June 9 pinch running for and subsequently replacing third baseman Alex Rodriguez On June 24 he got his first at bat hitting a line drive that was caught by Barry Bonds 2 After playing sparingly he was optioned back to Scranton Wilkes Barre on July 1 and replaced by Edwar Ramirez On July 27 the Yankees called up Basak from Triple A as Kei Igawa was optioned down Basak was optioned back to Scranton Wilkes Barre on August 1 On August 15 he was designated for assignment to make room on the 40 man roster for Andrew Brackman 3 On August 16 2007 he was claimed off waivers by the Twins He played for the Twins Triple A affiliate the Rochester Red Wings and Scranton Wilkes Barre during the 2008 season He got claimed off waivers by New York during the season He retired after the 2008 season References edit Hoch Bryan June 5 2007 Notes Basak gets first big league call MLB com MLB com Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Retrieved April 7 2022 With Minor Adjustment Damon Is Back in Place The New York Times The New York Times June 27 2007 Retrieved April 7 2022 Yankees Reach Deal With Top Pick The New York Times The New York Times August 16 2007 Retrieved April 7 2022 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Basak amp oldid 1188526614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
