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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Chris George
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1979|9|16}}
|birth_place=[[Houston, Texas]], U.S.
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|debutleague=MLB
|debutdate=July 26
|debutyear=2001
|debutteam=Kansas City Royals
|finalleague=MLB
|finaldate=September 30
|finalyear=2004
|finalteam=Kansas City Royals
|statleague=MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=14–20
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=6.48
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=99
|teams=
* [[Kansas City Royals]] ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2004}})
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[United States national baseball team|Team]]}}
}}

'''Christopher Coleman George''' (born September 16, 1979) is an American former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]. He played most of his career with [[Kansas City Royals]] (2001–2004). He was a first round draft pick by the Royals in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/georgch02.shtml |title=Chris George |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=2011-02-08}}</ref>

From {{Baseball year|2006}}–{{Baseball year|2007}}, George pitched for the [[Florida Marlins]] Triple-A affiliate, the [[Albuquerque Isotopes]]. George signed with the [[Colorado Rockies]] on December 22, 2007, and was assigned to Triple-A [[Colorado Springs Sky Sox|Colorado Springs]]. He was released by the Rockies on June 17. Shortly after his release, George signed with the Toronto Blue Jays and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the [[Syracuse Chiefs]]. He last played in 2012 with the [[Norfolk Tides]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats |mlb=150203 |br=g/georgch02 |brm=george002chr}}

{{1998 MLB Draft}}
{{Kansas City Royals first-round draft picks}}
{{2000 Olympic Champions Baseball}}

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[[Category:Omaha Golden Spikes players]]
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[[Category:Syracuse Chiefs players]]
[[Category:Wichita Wranglers players]]
[[Category:Wilmington Blue Rocks players]]
[[Category:Klein High School alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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