Chris Wimmer (baseball)
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Born: Wichita, Kansas | September 25, 1970||||||||||||||
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Christopher Steven Wimmer (born September 25, 1970) is an American professional baseball player and scout.
Wimmer attended Wichita State University, where he played college baseball for the Wichita State Shockers. He was a two-time All-American, and led the NCAA in hits during the 1991 season. Wimmer played for the United States national baseball team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
The San Francisco Giants selected Wimmer in the 1992 MLB draft.[1] They traded him to the St. Louis Cardinals in January 1996.[2] After he retired, Wimmer became a scout for the Detroit Tigers.[1]
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Wichita, Kansas
- Baseball infielders
- Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic baseball players of the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Baseball players at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- American baseball infielder stubs