Major League Baseball career Chris Denorfia

1 major league baseball career

1.1 cincinnati reds
1.2 oakland athletics
1.3 san diego padres
1.4 seattle mariners
1.5 chicago cubs
1.6 new york yankees
1.7 san francisco giants
1.8 colorado rockies

major league baseball career
cincinnati reds

denorfia first reached major leagues reds in 2005 in september roster expansion. appeared in 49 games cincinnati in 2006, moving , forth between big league club , triple-a louisville bats. denorfia had tommy john surgery on right elbow in march 2007 after tearing ligament during exhibition game.

oakland athletics

on april 27, 2007, traded oakland athletics marcus mcbeth, ben jukich, , cash. missed entire 2007 season result of surgery, returned in 2008, making oakland s opening day roster. denorfia played center , left field before being placed on disabled list tightness in may. rehabbed triple-a sacramento river cats , did not return major league team until september. finished year batting .290 in 62 at-bats.

after oakland s 2009 spring training camp, denorfia sent sacramento played 107 games across 3 outfield positions. appeared in 4 games major league club in mid-june , moved off 40-man roster @ end of season.

san diego padres

on december 16, 2009, denorfia signed minor league contract san diego padres , received invitation spring training. denorfia started 2010 in padres system, playing outfield triple-a portland beavers. called on may 17 replace injured scott hairston. pinch hit same night, hitting single. denorfia remained big league club rest of season, batting .271 9 home runs in 284 at-bats , starting 44 games in center field, 15 in left , 13 in right. on august 5, hit unusual inside-the-park home run in dodger stadium. ball chopped off dirt cut-out in front of batter s box 4 or 5 feet in front of denorfia , bounced out of reach of third baseman before being misplayed alongside tarp down left field line. sabr investigated possibility play had set record least distance travelled through air home run ball.

in december 2010, denorfia , padres agreed on one-year deal 2011 season. denorfia started season on 25-man roster , played in then-career-high 111 games big-league club. denorfia strained hamstring on july 31 , missed of august on dl , on rehab assignment. denorfia made of 72 starts in right field , finished season .277/.337/.381 batting line , 5 homers.

on december 12, 2011, denorfia signed one-year deal avoid arbitration , began 2012 season on padres 25-man roster. denorfia , venable formed platoon in right field, denorfia starting against left-handed pitchers. denorfia hit .337 year against lefties, versus .247 against righties. when not starting part of right field platoon, denorfia made occasional starts in left , center , had 33 at-bats pinch hitter. appeared in 130 of team s 2012 games, batting .293/.345/.451 8 homers.

on september 5, 2012, denorfia signed extension keep him in san diego throughout 2014 season.

with center-fielder cameron maybin absent of 2013 season, denorfia saw increased playing time, playing in career-high 144 games. made 51 starts in right field, 36 in center, , 14 in left. still used in platoon role @ times, , hit .834 on-base plus slugging (ops) against left-handers versus .663 ops against righties. season, batted .279/.337/.395 10 home runs in 473 at-bats. denorfia chosen padres winner of heart & hustle award in september, , padres recipient of wilson defensive player of year award tied 5th in major leagues 13 outfield assists.

denorfia padres opening day right fielder in 2014. made 41 starts in right , 6 each in left , center before being traded. batted .242 1 home run in 89 games padres on year.

seattle mariners

denorfia traded seattle mariners on july 31, 2014 minor league outfielder abraham almonte , pitcher stephen kohlscheen.

denorfia made 18 starts mariners in right field , 3 in left. collected 16 hits, including 2 home runs, in 82 at-bats on 32 games played.

chicago cubs

denorfia signed one-year contract worth guaranteed $2.6 million plus $400k in incentives chicago cubs on january 9, 2015.

denorfia expected form platoon chris coghlan in left field, hamstring injuries delayed start season , put him on disabled list month in may , june. when returned, made number of starts in right field in place of injured jorge soler during june, relegated defensive replacement role of year. in blow-out loss against detroit tigers on august 19, denorfia made first career pitching appearance, pitching 1 batter close out game. on september 28, in cubs final regular season home game of year, denorfia hit game-winning pinch-hit home run in 11th inning beat kansas city royals, 1-0. became first pinch hitter in major league history hit walk-off home run run of game. denorfia made total of 21 starts in left, 20 in right, , 4 in center in 2015, appearing in 103 games overall. batted .269/.319/.373 3 home runs in 212 at-bats.

new york yankees

denorfia signed minor league contract new york yankees on march 2, 2016 includes opt-out clause march 31, released on march 27.

san francisco giants

on june 9, 2016, denorfia signed minor league deal giants , assigned aaa affiliate. released on august 16, 2016 despite hitting .269 in 42 games.

colorado rockies

on january 13, 2017, denorfia signed minor league deal rockies. released on may 29, 2017.