Chris Fussell
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| Los Angeles Dodgers — No. 40 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: May 19, 1976 | |
|---|---|
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 19, 1998 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through end of 2006) |
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| Win-Loss | 5-9 |
| Earned run average | 6.90 |
| Strikeouts | 91 |
| Teams | |
Christopher Wren Fussell (born May 19, 1976 in Oregon, Ohio, USA) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Las Vegas 51s in the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system.
After attending Clay High School, Fussell was drafted in the 9th round of the 1994 MLB draft and he signed with the Orioles on June 14, 1994. [1]
He began his professional career with the Gulf Coast Orioles in 1994 and began a slow, but steady, rise through the Orioles farm system with stops at Bluefield (rookie leagues), Frederick ("A" ball), Bowie ("AA") and Rochester ("AAA").
He made his major league baseball debut with the Orioles September 15, 1998, pitching five innings as the starting pitcher against the Texas Rangers. He gave up three runs and did not get a decision in the game. He pitched in 2 more games for the Orioles that year, finishing 0-1 with an ERA of 8.38 in 9.2 innings (3 games, 2 as a starter).
Unimpressed with those numbers, the Orioles let Fussell leave as a free agent after the season and he signed with the Kansas City Royals. Spent most of the next two seasons on the Royals roster, primarily as a reliver with occasional starts. His high ERA totals (7.39 in 1999 and 6.30 in 2000) led to him getting demoted and spending the next two seasons exclusively with Omaha in "AAA", where he was returned to the starting rotation with some success. [2]
Moving around to other teams, he played in 2003 with the Richmond Braves in Atlanta's farm system and with the farm teams of the Pittsburgh Pirates (Nashville Sounds) and Houston Astros (Round Rock Express).
After his release from the Astros, he played with the Independent League team the Camden Riversharks from 2005 until he was picked up by the Los Angeles Dodgers to provide bullpen depth for their "AAA" team, the Las Vegas 51s.
