Christopher Eugene Mabeus (born February 11, 1979) is an American former

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. He played one game at the major league level for the

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. He grew up in

Soldotna, Alaska Soldotna is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,342, up from 4,163 in 2010. It is the seat of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Soldotna is located in the Southcentral port ...

and attended

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where he played

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and

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. He told reporters he was recruited by more colleges to play water polo than

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. He played college baseball at

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and Lewis-Clark State College in

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. Mabeus was drafted by the

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in the 13th round of the 2001 amateur draft. He played his first professional season with their Class A

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in , and split his last season between their Triple-A club, the

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, the Brewers, and their Double-A (

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) and Triple-A (

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) clubs in .

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1979 births Living people Baseball players from Alaska Milwaukee Brewers players Major League Baseball pitchers Nashville Sounds players Lewis–Clark State Warriors baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Huntsville Stars players Mesa Desert Dogs players Midland RockHounds players Modesto A's players Sacramento River Cats players Vancouver Canadians players People from Soldotna, Alaska 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub