Christopher Michael Pettit (born August 15, 1984) is an American former professional

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who played in

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(MLB) for the

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in 2009 and 2011.

Amateur career

Pettit was born in

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. He attended

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, where he graduated from in 2002, after being named both 2002 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Best Body (male). He attended Loyola Marymount University, and in 2005 he played

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with the Orleans Cardinals of the

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Professional career

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pettit was selected by the

in the 19th round (582nd overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. In September 2009, he was called up to the Los Angeles Angels and made his major league debut. In his first major league at bat, Pettit singled in the seventh inning, and later scored on a

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double. He appeared in 10 games for the Angels in 2009, and had 2 hits in 7 at-bats. Pettit missed the entire 2010 season following shoulder surgery. In 2011, he appeared in only one game in the majors, appearing as a pinch runner on April 8 against the

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. He spent the rest of the season split between the Salt Lake Bees and the Arkansas Travelers, where he hit a combined .182 in 124 games. On January 20, 2012, he was released.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On January 31, he signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released on March 29. He later signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the

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, before signing a minor league contract with the

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on April 20. He was released again and on July 26, he signed a minor league contract with the

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Baltimore Orioles

On January 30, 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the

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Tigres de Quintana Roo

On April 23, 2013 he signed a contract with the Tigres de Quintana Roo playing in the Mexican Baseball League.

References

External links

"The 10 Least Consequential Athletes of the Decade"
by Jon Bois, for

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