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Chris Pritchett
Chris Pritchett
	First baseman
	Born: January 31, 1970 (age 54); Merced, California
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 6, 1996, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
	May 23, 2000, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.221
Home runs	3
RBI	11
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	California/Anaheim Angels (1996, 1998–1999); Philadelphia Phillies (2000);

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Christopher Davis Pritchett (born January 31, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the California/Anaheim Angels and Philadelphia Phillies between 1996 and 2000, and is currently a college baseball coach for the UBC Thunderbirds.

Amateur career

A native of Merced, California, Pritchett graduated from Central Catholic High School (Modesto, California) and is an alumnus of the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1990, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1]

Professional career

Drafted by the California Angels in the second round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft, Pritchett made his Major League Baseball debut with the California Angels on September 6, 1996, and appeared in his final game on May 23, 2000.

Scouting and coaching career

Following his playing career, Pritchett was an international scout for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball, assigned to Canada.^[2]

In 2015 he became the head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds baseball team, which competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.^[3]

Personal

Pritchett has been married to Canadian voice actress and singer Saffron Henderson since 2001.^[4]

References

^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "Boston Red Sox". Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
^ UBC Thunderbirds
^ Steve Ewen (May 12, 2008). "Pritchett ends up in Vancouver". The Province. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Press Reader.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[2] "Boston Red Sox". Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

[3] UBC Thunderbirds

[4] Steve Ewen (May 12, 2008). "Pritchett ends up in Vancouver". The Province. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Press Reader.

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-Following his playing career, Pritchett was an [[scout (sports)|international scout]] for the [[Boston Red Sox]] of [[Major League Baseball]], assigned to [[Canada]].<ref>[http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110110&content_id=16415290&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos Boston Red Sox]</ref>
+Following his playing career, Pritchett was an [[scout (sports)|international scout]] for the [[Boston Red Sox]] of [[Major League Baseball]], assigned to [[Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110110&content_id=16415290&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos |title=Boston Red Sox |access-date=2011-01-11 |archive-date=2012-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010181110/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110110&content_id=16415290&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 In 2015 he became the head coach of the [[UBC Thunderbirds]] baseball team, which competes in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]].<ref>[http://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2015/6/29/BASE_0629150417.aspx UBC Thunderbirds]</ref>
 ==Personal==
-Pritchett has been married to Canadian voice actress and singer [[Saffron Henderson]] since 2001.<ref>https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-province/20080512/282222301492706 {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2022}}</ref>
+Pritchett has been married to Canadian voice actress and singer [[Saffron Henderson]] since 2001.<ref>{{cite news|author=Steve Ewen
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