Snelling was signed as an amateur free agent out of Australia by the Seattle Mariners on March 2, 1999. He quickly established himself as the franchise's top position prospect in the system. He was often compared to Lenny Dykstra due to his aggressive play and ability to hit for average and draw walks. He made it to the major leagues in 2002, but during a baserunning mishap tore his ACL in his left knee. After that incident, his status as a top prospect began to decline, as Snelling suffered numerous serious injuries in subsequent years. At Seattle Mariners fan blog USS Mariner, Snelling was dubbed "Doyle" (his middle name) in hopes of driving off the injury curse that plagued him.
Snelling was claimed off waivers from the Athletics by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on October 25, 2007.
Philadelphia Philliesedit
With a crowded outfield, the Rays traded Snelling to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations on November 20, 2007. The Phillies sent him outright to the minors on March 28, 2008.
On April 12, 2008, Snelling was recalled from the minor leagues by the Phillies after an injury to Shane Victorino. Despite getting only 4 AB, he had two very key hits for the Phillies who won the division by just three games. On April 15, he hit a pinch hit, first pitch HR off Houston Astros closer José Valverde in the 9th inning with his team down three runs. The Phillies scored three more runs in the inning and won the game.[1] On June 6, he hit a pinch hit double to lead off the top of the 10th inning against the Atlanta Braves.[2] The Phillies scored two runs in the inning and won the game.
He was designated for assignment on June 7. He spent most of the season with the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
San Diego Padresedit
Snelling signed a minor league deal with San Diego Padres on March 14, 2009.
chris, snelling, christopher, doyle, snelling, born, december, 1981, american, born, australian, former, major, league, baseball, outfielder, outfielderborn, 1981, december, 1981, north, miami, florida, batted, leftthrew, leftmlb, debutmay, 2002, seattle, mari. Christopher Doyle Snelling born December 3 1981 is an American born Australian former Major League Baseball outfielder Chris SnellingOutfielderBorn 1981 12 03 December 3 1981 age 42 North Miami Florida U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutMay 25 2002 for the Seattle MarinersLast MLB appearanceJune 6 2008 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statisticsBatting average 244Home runs7Runs batted in20TeamsSeattle Mariners 2002 2005 2006 Washington Nationals 2007 Oakland Athletics 2007 Philadelphia Phillies 2008 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Seattle Mariners 1 2 Washington Nationals 1 3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1 4 Philadelphia Phillies 1 5 San Diego Padres 1 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 International career 3 References 4 External linksCareer editSeattle Mariners edit Snelling was signed as an amateur free agent out of Australia by the Seattle Mariners on March 2 1999 He quickly established himself as the franchise s top position prospect in the system He was often compared to Lenny Dykstra due to his aggressive play and ability to hit for average and draw walks He made it to the major leagues in 2002 but during a baserunning mishap tore his ACL in his left knee After that incident his status as a top prospect began to decline as Snelling suffered numerous serious injuries in subsequent years At Seattle Mariners fan blog USS Mariner Snelling was dubbed Doyle his middle name in hopes of driving off the injury curse that plagued him Washington Nationals edit On the night of December 13 2006 The Washington Post reported that Snelling and Mariners pitching prospect Emiliano Fruto would be traded to the Washington Nationals for veteran second baseman Jose Vidro The trade was completed several days later Following the Virginia Tech massacre players for the Nationals wore Virginia Tech baseball caps for their game against the Atlanta Braves on April 17 2007 Snelling s cap was then sent to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York On the evening of May 2 2007 during a game between the Nationals and San Diego Padres Snelling was traded to the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Ryan Langerhans Tampa Bay Devil Rays edit Snelling was claimed off waivers from the Athletics by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on October 25 2007 Philadelphia Phillies edit With a crowded outfield the Rays traded Snelling to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations on November 20 2007 The Phillies sent him outright to the minors on March 28 2008 On April 12 2008 Snelling was recalled from the minor leagues by the Phillies after an injury to Shane Victorino Despite getting only 4 AB he had two very key hits for the Phillies who won the division by just three games On April 15 he hit a pinch hit first pitch HR off Houston Astros closer Jose Valverde in the 9th inning with his team down three runs The Phillies scored three more runs in the inning and won the game 1 On June 6 he hit a pinch hit double to lead off the top of the 10th inning against the Atlanta Braves 2 The Phillies scored two runs in the inning and won the game He was designated for assignment on June 7 He spent most of the season with the Phillies Triple A affiliate the Lehigh Valley IronPigs San Diego Padres edit Snelling signed a minor league deal with San Diego Padres on March 14 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates edit On June 10 2009 Snelling was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for future considerations but was released after Ryan Doumit was activated He played the rest of the season with the Monterrey Sultanes in the Mexican League International career editAlthough he was born in the United States Snelling grew up in Australia and has played for the Australian national team 3 He selected at the 2009 World Baseball Classic 2009 Baseball World Cup and 2013 World Baseball Classic At the 2009 World Baseball Classic he hit two of Australia s four home runs in its victory over Mexico on March 8 2009 References edit Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score April 15 2008 Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves Box Score June 6 2008 Dick Kaegel November 28 2008 Australians out to surprise in Classic MLB com Retrieved November 28 2008 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Preceded byIncumbent International Baseball League of Australia MVP1999 2000 Succeeded by Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Snelling amp oldid 1162416353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
